Graphene Super Capacitor

Super Capacitor Power Modules

Features

• Voltage Configurations of 24, 36VDC & 48VDC
• ZX1000-36 shelf or vertical mount.
• ZX2000-24V shelf or vertical mount.
• ZX2000-48V shelf or vertical mount
• Stored Energy is rated in Watts Per Hour.
• One single connection, no multiple cables.
• Designed and Assembled In Canada.
• Up to 1,000,000 discharges.
• 30 Years of operational life.
• 10 Year Warranty.
• There are 8760 hours in 1 year.
• This means that the Super Capacitor Energy Modules can be discharged every hour, every day for 114 years.
• Do not degrade over their life shelf Life.
• Long storage will not damage the cells.
• Aluminum Enclosure.
• Flat Cell Technology.
• Autonomous Balancing.
• Warranty 10 Years
• Audible Alarms.
• Over Current Protection.
• Over VDC internal Protection.
• DC Circuit Breaker.
• Parallel identical modules for increased kWh / back up time.
• Over Temperature Protection.
• LED and LCD display.
• Blue Back Lit for daylight viewing.
• 4 Button parameter access.

Increasing Capacity kWh

6kWhr Total using 3 x 2kWh modules in parallel

Ultracapacitors Vs Batteries

Super Capacitors store energy in an electric field, rather than in a chemical composition, like batteries. This allows them to charge and discharge much faster than batteries. They can also survive more than a million charge and discharge cycles, offering much longer lifecycle. Super Capacitors have very little internal resistance (down to 0.12 mΩ), allowing them to work at close to 100% efficiency. They are also significantly lighter than batteries and generally don’t contain harmful chemicals or toxic metals.

Lead Acid Batteries

• Inexpensive, relative to the type and manufacturer.
• Cost and Reliability go hand in hand.
• The Lower the Cost, the lower the reliability.
• Requires the Charger Voltage and Current to be changed in cold or warm temperatures.
• The colder the climate, the higher the VDC and the lower the current. This also means excessively long recharge times, the less the available energy.
• The higher the temperature, the less stored energy is available.
• Batteries will be damaged if the charger is not shut-off over 50c.
• Life cycles 300 to 350 times charge/discharge.
• Batteries degrade after every charge and discharge.
• Limited recharge current that may be used.
• High rated charging will boil the batteries and cause complete failure.
• Inefficient, less than 40%. Weight to energy.
• Always unbalanced in a string reducing stored energy
• Mostly recyclable

Heaters

• Require heating blankets in order to operate in colder climates.
• In colder climates, the energy available decreases as much as 65%.

Lithium Ion

• Not environmentally friendly.
• Cannot be disposed without a special permit.
• Small cells require specific chargers.
• High cell count.
• Always unbalanced without proper circuits.
• Current limited for recharging.
• Heat and cold will diminish the energy at the same rate as lead acid.
• Up to 3000 cycles.
• Risk of fire at high temperature and when overcharged.

Density Vs Other Batteries

• The Graphene Super Capacitors have the highest energy density than all other batteries on the market.
• Graphene capacitors also have the highest efficiency. 95%
• They can be discharged to’0’ Volts
• 1,000,000 discharges.

Energy Density Comparison

Discharge Comparison

• Lead Batteries: 350+ times when used at 77f
• Lithium Ion: Up to 3000 Times when used in a certain range and temperature.
• Lead Crystal: 500 times when used under certain conditions.

Shelf Life & Storage

Unlimited Shelf / Storage Life means that even after 5 years of storage without any charging, the super capacitors will accept a full charge and be ready for installation with no loss of capacity or energy.

Applications

• Traffic UPS
• Solar
• ITS
• Telecom

Traffic UPS Features

• Modular Design with one connection.
• 24, 36 & 48 VDC for direct battery replacement.
• Aluminum construction, with monitoring communication and balancing.
• Pre Configured DC Anderson connectors with cables.
• Up to 10kWh of back up power.

Benefits in Traffic

• Up to 1,000,000 discharges provides a service life of 30 years in a traffic cabinet.
• Virtually no maintenance, reducing service intervention.
• “0” Zero losses of energy over its life time.
• No cabinet heat is needed or increased air circulation required.
• No exposed multiple cable connections.
• Fast recharge time limited only by the size of the charger.
• Simple, 1 cable, 2 connections, One from the Power Module, the second is to the UPS or BBS
• Calculating Back Up Time. (e.g. Current x VAC= Watts | 3.5A x 120 = 420 watts | 2.0kWh ÷ 420w = 4.7 hrs)
• The amount of percentage that is less than the 89%, will need to be deducted from the kWh rating.
• 85% Efficiency will mean a loss of 15% or 850Wh (1000Wh)
• 80% Efficiency will mean a loss of 20% or 800Wh.(1000Wh)

Flexible shelf or vertical installations

Back Up Table

ZX1000-36
Load 1000 watts	Minutes= 60
Load 750 watts	Minutes= 80
Load 500 watts	Minutes = 120
Load 250 watts	Minutes= 240

ZX 2000-24 / ZX 2000-36 / ZX 2000-48
Load 1000 watts	Minutes= 120
Load 750 watts	2.6 hrs
Load 500 watts	4 hrs
Load 250 watts	8 hrs

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Can the ZX Super Capacitors be used with different UPS manufactures?

Yes.

One consideration would be Efficiency. If the UPS/BBS has less than 88% efficiency, then the back-up time will be less. The second would be VDC set points. If the UPS or BBS charges to a lower VDC and cuts off at a higher VDC, then, this will mean less energy is available.

Recharge Time

Recharge to 90% Capacity

	1000wHr-36	2000wHr-36	2000wHr-48
Standard MXU/BBS	8.5Hrs	9.5Hrs	9.2Hrs
25A	1.5	3.0Hrs	3.0Hrs
50A	38 minutes	128 minutes	128 minutes

Adjustability

1. Most BBS manufactures have DC set points for charging and cut-off point that can be changed.
2. The ZX Capacitor do not require temperature compensation or bulk charging.

Super Capacitor Low Impedance Chargers. Ratings to 100 Amps.

• Designed to recharge single or multiple capacitors in minutes.
• 5Amp, 25Amp & 50Amp
• 5Amp small & compact
• Shelf or Rack mount.
• 25 & 50Amp with LCD display
• PP75 Anderson connectors.
• Constant Current.
• 25A and 50A,
• 2 units in parallel = 50 & 100Amps
• Decreases recharge time.
• Made In Canada

Hot Swap DC Switch

1. The DC switch provides a convenient and simple swap out or exchange of a discharged module with a fully charged module while the UPS or inverter is operating during a power failure, thus extending the back up time.
2. The adding or removal of the ZX/ZX-S Super Capacitor modules may performed during a power failure when the ZX Module is at the point of low energy without interrupting the function of the UPS or BBS.

Features

• Hot Swap/No Break Switching.
• 24, 36V or 48V green indicator LED’s for the position of the DC switch.
• The LED identify the module that is connected.
• ZX Modules PM-1 or PM-2.
• Anderson 30Amp PP series 4 pole receptacles for separate ZX module connections.
• Anderson 75Amp PP series connector recessed for the UPS and Charger.
• Symmetrical UPS & Charger cable connections with Red/Black identification.
• Aluminum construction 2U high, Rack mount.
• Made in Canada