DOW-UAP-D147, AAWSAP DIRD, Ultracapacitors as Energy and Power Storage Devices, November 2010
Department of War · 11/1/10 · Las Vegas, Nevada · Document
DOW-UAP-D147, AAWSAP DIRD, Ultracapacitors as Energy and Power Storage Devices, November 2010 is indexed as a Department of War record with incident date 11/1/10 and location Las Vegas, Nevada. This document is a Defense Intelligence Reference Document (DIRD), a technical reference format used by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to capture baseline knowledge on a specific topic for later analytic use. DIRDs are best understood as reference and synthesis products rather than as original research. It is one of 38 DIRDs produced under the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP) between 2009 and 2011. Because AAWSAP s scope permitted a broad range of supporting topics, not every DIRD in the series directly concerns aerospace systems or future threat assessment. The following summary reflects the DIRD s scope and framing at the time of writing and should not be read as implying current validation of the concepts discussed. This DIRD surveys ultracapacitors as high-power energy-storage devices and argues that their main value lies in extremely rapid charge and discharge, very long cycle life, and usefulness in systems that need short bursts of power rather than sustained energy delivery. The report explains how ultracapacitors differ from batteries, reviews the materials and cell designs that determine their performance, and emphasizes that they are especially useful for power stabilization, backup power, load leveling, regenerative braking, and other applications where fast energy transfer matters more than total stored energy. It also notes their drawbacks, including lower energy density, self-discharge, and voltage-management requirements that limit their usefulness as stand-alone replacements for batteries in many applications. The document presents ultracapacitors as a maturing and increasingly important technology whose most credible aerospace and military uses lie in pulsed-power, missile and munitions systems, electric propulsion support, and other hybrid power architectures rather than in long-duration primary energy storage. Redactions have been made to protect the identity of eyewitnesses, the location of government facilities, or potentially sensitive information about military sites not related to UAP. No redactions have been made to any files released under President Trump's directive concerning information about the nature or existence of any encounter reported as a UAP or related phenomena.
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- UNCLASSIFIED//F8R 8Ff!C!Jlct tt:!!! tJHL I Ultracapacitors as Energy and Power Storage Devices for Commercial and Military Applications The Defense Intelligence Reference Document provides nonsubstantive but authoritative reference information related to intelli ence to ics or methodolo ies. (native PDF text, page 2)
- This product is one of a series of advanced technology reports produced in FY 2010 under the Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Warning Office's Advanced Aerospace Weapons System Applications (AAWSA) Program. (native PDF text, page 2)
- Comments or questions pertaining to this document should be I addressed to!MP Person 1 AAWSA Program Manager, Defense Intelligence Agency, ATTN: JUIAF DI/DWO-3, Bldg 6000, Washington D.C. (native PDF text, page 2)
- I Contents Summary. iv Chapter 1: Concept Overview. (native PDF text, page 3)
- Electrolytic Capacitor as Designed and Patented by SOHIO. (native PDF text, page 3)
- Transmission Electron Microscope Image of Graphene. (native PDF text, page 3)
- Relationship Between Average Pore Size and Normalized Specific Capacitance. (native PDF text, page 3)
- CDC Synthesis and Electrochemical Test Cell Preparation Schematic. (native PDF text, page 4)
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