Maxwell Technologies and ANSYS Release Ultracapacitor Components Library for use in Simplorer

By DE Editors

ANSYS, Inc. has announced that an ultracapacitor components library from Maxwell Technologies, Inc., an ANSYS customer, has been made available for use in Simplorer technology. As a result, automotive, aerospace, and industrial power engineers developing hybrid vehicles and other electric-powered products and systems now can easily use the energy-storage device models in their simulations.

“The ultracapacitor component library includes the latest innovations for high-performance Maxwell BOOSTCAP ultracapacitor cells and multi-cell modules,” said Dr. John M. Miller, Maxwell Technologies vice president, Systems, Applications and Integration. “This will help ensure that our current and future customers have the necessary elements to develop the next generation of energy storage systems for low-emission, fuel-efficient, hybrid powertrains, advanced electrical drive systems, and other transportation and industrial applications. We chose the Simplorer platform because it provides robust modeling capability, is widely used in our target markets and adheres to VHDL-AMS modeling standard.”

Ultracapacitors are energy-storage devices that efficiently deliver bursts of high power and recharge rapidly from any energy source over hundreds of thousands to millions of cycles. Maxwell’s BOOSTCAP ultracapacitor products currently are being used for backup power in wind turbines and other industrial applications and for braking energy recuperation and torque assist in low-emission, fuel-efficient hybrid-electric/internal-combustion transit buses and electric rail vehicles. They also have been designed into hybrid trucks and automobiles that will move into production over the next few years.

The ultracapacitor components library is available for download at www.ansoft.com/modeldb/.