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SUPERCONDENSATEUR [2 records]

Record 1 2012-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Mass Transit
DEF

A short-range electric bus that uses energy that is stored in an ultracapacitor instead of a battery pack.

OBS

Ultracapacitor buses are one of the technologies that may be used in a quick-charge bus system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Transports en commun
DEF

Autobus électrique à autonomie limitée dans lequel l'énergie électrique est stockée dans un supercondensateur plutôt que dans une batterie.

OBS

L'autobus à supercondensateur est un type d'autobus qui peut être employé comme autobus biberonné.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Capacitors (Static Electr.)
DEF

A very high capacity energy storage system consisting of two parallel conductive plates separated by a dielectric material.

OBS

The electric energy is stored as an electrostatic field between the plates by the electric charges accumulated on the plates.

Key term(s)
  • ultra-capacitor
  • ultra capacitor
  • super capacitor
  • super-capacitor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Condensateurs (Élect. statique)
DEF

Dispositif de stockage de l'électricité [de très grande capacité] constitué de deux électrodes, généralement identiques, séparées par un électrolyte.

Spanish

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