How about a 4 pound "battery"? - Toyota Yaris Forums

JonS · 06-13-2013, 10:19 AM

Any new updates?

CTScott · 06-13-2013, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JonS

Any new updates?

I have been driving with it for nearly a month now with no issues. I drive the car daily, so it never goes more than 24 hours without being recharged.

fnagornov · 08-22-2013, 05:20 PM

Can anyone who understands the physics/electrical part of this explain how the capacitors don't overpower the starter? I understand that the supercapacitors are impressive, high surface area, static electricity devices and that they can 'dump' the power over a period of several seconds, as opposed to an instant it takes old capacitors to release their energy. But is only enough energy to turn the motor released? or is it just a coincidental match that these caps release energy at the appropriate rate to start a little typical 4 cylinder car? What i'm saying is: if I hypothetically had a large bank of these supercaps (lets say a 100 of them, same ones as Scott used) in a configuration that would produce 14-15V, would they overpower and burn/blow-up the starter or the motor? I just don't understand how this is giving it just the right amount of power and not zapping/ruining it.

BTW, I've found a few articles mentioning 'the future' of batteries and how the hybrids batteries coupled with a supercap would work and some DIY assembled pieces similar to yours, but not an actual working unit, installed in a car!! I think you're on of the first. This is so impressive!

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fnagornov Drives: 08 yaris hb Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: florida Posts: 2	Can anyone who understands the physics/electrical part of this explain how the capacitors don't overpower the starter? I understand that the supercapacitors are impressive, high surface area, static electricity devices and that they can 'dump' the power over a period of several seconds, as opposed to an instant it takes old capacitors to release their energy. But is only enough energy to turn the motor released? or is it just a coincidental match that these caps release energy at the appropriate rate to start a little typical 4 cylinder car? What i'm saying is: if I hypothetically had a large bank of these supercaps (lets say a 100 of them, same ones as Scott used) in a configuration that would produce 14-15V, would they overpower and burn/blow-up the starter or the motor? I just don't understand how this is giving it just the right amount of power and not zapping/ruining it. BTW, I've found a few articles mentioning 'the future' of batteries and how the hybrids batteries coupled with a supercap would work and some DIY assembled pieces similar to yours, but not an actual working unit, installed in a car!! I think you're on of the first. This is so impressive!