This could lead to an earthquake in energy, but not all is finished: scientists did not even expect to create a new super-capacitor - charging an electric vehicle takes only 10 minutes

This could lead to an earthquake in energy, but not all is finished: scientists did not even expect to create a new super-capacitor - charging an electric vehicle takes only 10 minutes

This could lead to an earthquake in energy, but not all is finished: scientists did not even expect to create a new super-capacitor - charging an electric vehicle takes only 10 minutes
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Scientists say they have achieved a real breakthrough in energy storage technologies. Due to this technology, electric vehicles will be able to drive the same distances as diesel or petrol-driven vehicles. But what's even more important is that charging batteries for such electric vehicles takes hours and minutes rather than hours.

A team of researchers from Bristol and Surrey's universities has developed a new generation of materials for supercapacitors. They save electricity and can charge more quickly than conventional batteries. The Guardian reports that this technology can allow cars to charge in just 10 minutes, which is much faster than charging ordinary lithium-ion batteries. According to the developers of this discovery, this technology has an adequate energy density that can easily overcome the potential of Tesla's lithium-ion batteries, which is a 320-560-kilometer drive per charge.

Dr. Donald Highgate, director of Superdielectrics, who worked with scientists from the universities of Bristol and Surrey, said: "This could lead to an earthquake in energy, but not everything is over."

The idea of super-capacitors has been in existence for decades, they can ensure the rapid accumulation of energy and its release. Even Elon Musk himself has said that the breakthrough in transport is likely to be determined by super-capacitors, rather than ordinary batteries.

What's most interesting is that Superdielectrics did not even plan to create this technology. It all started with the introduction of a new generation of polymer that would be transparent, support electronic circuits and could be used for new electronic devices like Google Glass. However, after examining the energy storage potential of the created material, they changed the direction of the research and, even in 2014, they created a 10 cm2 demonstration material that could handle a small fan or LED light bulb.

Unfortunately, this technology has a serious drawback. Researchers have acknowledged that if a car with these super-capacitors is not used for a long time, say, a month's time left in the parking lot, it will lose a lot of energy. For this reason, researchers expect the first cars to have a small and regular battery.

Bristol and Surrey's university team believes that their used polymer can achieve a higher energy density than the lithium ion. The researcher-generated polymer has an energy density of 180 W h / kg and a commercial lithium ion energy density ranging from 100 W h / kg to 120 W h / kg.

Dr. Thomas Miller, a London University college supercompactor expert who was not included in these studies, says that this technology should be more developed to compete with conventional technologies. "If it were to achieve a high energy density, it would be an important achievement," said Dr. Thomas Miller "One of the most important things to be proven is the cost, sustainability and mass adoption of this technology."

Dr. Donald Highgate said he was convinced that his new superconductor protopet could be developed over two years and was first used by professionals such as the military.