Implementation of a Test Bed for Supercapacitor Testing and Evaluation

Abstract:

Please make the page settings of your word processor to A4 format (21 x 29,7 cm or 8 x 11 inches); with the margins: bottom 1.5 cm (0.59 in) and top 2.5 cm (0.98 in), right/left margins must be 2 cm (0.78 in)This paper is based on a project is entitled “Implementation of a Test Bed for Supercapacitor Testing and Evaluation” that is intended to perform tests and evaluate the behavior and characteristics supercapacitors. The test bed can perform charging and discharging of different types of supercapacitors. This implementation serves to automatically acquire the data from the testing procedure and plot in real time the graphs for monitoring the charging and discharging behaviour. From there, the test bed can determine the two significant characteristics of the supercapacitor, which are the capacitance value in Farad and the equivalent series resistance (ESR) in Ohm. The capacitance value is obtained using the measurements taken during the discharging process while the ESR is determined by measurements taken when it is charged using a constant current. The test bed can select between different modes of charging depending of the type of supercapacitor put to test. It can measure and evaluate capacitance ranges from 0.1F to 10F. This paper will discuss the methodologies that the test bed implements for testing the supercapacitors, and the results obtained from evaluation of several types of supercapacitors. We shall be able to publish your paper in electronic form on our web page http://www.scientific.net, if the paper format and the margins are correct. Your manuscript will be reduced by approximately 20% by the publisher. Please keep this in mind when designing your figures and tables etc. It is found the test bed can approximately read the values of supercapacitors that have low ESR ranges.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 833)
• Pages: 126-134
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.833.126
• Online since: April 2016
• Authors: Anderson Ngap Chai Kho*, Kama Sherab Khee Yong Si, Wei Hua Jun, Suh Cem Pang, Hong Siang Chua
• Keywords: Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR), Evaluation, Graphical User Interface (GUI), Supercapacitor (SC), Testing, Transient Voltage (ViR)

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