ULTRA-CAPACITOR STRUCTURES WITH MULTIPLE ULTRA-CAPACITOR CELLS AND METHODS THEREOF

摘要

Ultra-capacitor structures and methods thereof are presented. In one aspect, a structure includes: an ultra-capacitor structure having multiple ultra-capacitor cells; and a switching mechanism, the switching mechanism being operable to selectively connect different electrical interconnect configurations of the multiple ultra-capacitor cells of the ultra-capacitor structure to provide any one of a plurality of different voltages or currents to at least one electrical load, and to selectively control charging of the multiple ultra-capacitor cells using energy from at least one battery. In another aspect, a method includes: obtaining an ultra-capacitor structure having multiple ultra-capacitor cells; connecting different electrical interconnect configurations of the multiple ultra-capacitor cells of the ultra-capacitor structure to provide any one of a plurality of different voltages or currents to at least one electrical load; and charging the ultra-capacitor structure using energy from at least one battery.