Supercapacitors with pulse power handling characteristics

They can be used alone or in conjunction with primary or secondary batteries to provide extended back-up time, longer battery life, and instantaneous pulse power as needed

Available in a wide range of case sizes with diameters spanning 6.3-60mm, case lengths spanning 12-165mm, and either radial, solder pin, or cylindrical leads, the SCC Series introduces the industry’s smallest 1F/2.7V supercapacitor, and offers ideal hold-up, energy harvesting, and pulse power solutions for industrial and consumer applications including: Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS), wireless alarms, remote meters, Global Systems Mobile (GSM) and Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) transmissions, and camera flash systems, scanners, toys, and games.

Shawn Hansen, the worldwide Business Manager for specialty capacitors at AVX said: “Our new SCC Series supercapacitors were especially designed to provide a wide range of industrial and consumer device engineers with supercapacitors that deliver optimal pulse power handling characteristics and significantly outperform the competition while remaining cost-competitive.”

SCC Series supercapacitors are rated for use in operating temperatures spanning -40°C to 65°C (or, with voltage de-rated to 2.3V per cell, -40°C to 85°C), are compatible with hand, reflow, and wave soldering so long as appropriate precautions are enacted, and are both lead-free compatible and RoHS compliance compatible. All parts in the series are tested and qualified for life cycle, high temperature load-life, temperature and humidity characteristics, and vibration resistance, and are shipped in bulk packaging.