A capacitor, an assembly comprising a capacitor and a busbar and a method for manufacturing a capacitor are disclosed. In an embodiment a capacitor includes a winding element and a terminal having a first part of a first material and a second part of a second material, the second material being different than the first material, wherein the first part is electrically contacted to the winding element, and wherein the second part is an external contact of the capacitor.

A capacitor, an assembly comprising a capacitor and a busbar and a method for manufacturing a capacitor are disclosed. In an embodiment a capacitor includes a winding element and a terminal having a first part of a first material and a second part of a second material, the second material being different than the first material, wherein the first part is electrically contacted to the winding element, and wherein the second part is an external contact of the capacitor.

This disclosure is directed to supercapacitor systems for supporting relatively high power transient electrical loads within vehicles. An exemplary supercapacitor system includes a mounting assembly and a supercapacitor housed within the mounting assembly. The mounting assembly may be employed to mount the supercapacitor system within a vehicle, such as within a cowl assembly or cargo space of the vehicle. The mounting assembly may include multiple panels. At least one of the multiple panels may be made of a thermally conductive polymer, and at least one other panel of the multiple panels may be made of a polymer that is reinforced by a structural foam.

The present disclosure relates to a case molding including: a plastic case having an accommodation chamber formed by four sides and a bottom to accommodate the capacitor module, and having an open side on the top for filling a molding agent; a capacitor module including a capacitor device, a first busbar electrically connected with a thermally-sprayed surface of the capacitor device, a second busbar electrically connected with the other thermally-sprayed surface of the capacitor, and an insulating sheet disposed between the first busbar and the second busbar; a filler permeating in a gel or fluid state into the space between the capacitor module and inner walls of the plastic case, and then hardened therein; and a horizontal plate part positioned over the capacitor module and the filler, and has a horizontal plate integrated thereto with the bottom pressing the filler.

An energy storage apparatus includes a plurality of energy storage devices each of which includes a case and an outer case that accommodates the plurality of energy storage devices. The outer case has a ventilation chamber and an opening. An exhaust port that guides gas discharged from the case of at least one energy storage device in the plurality of energy storage devices to an inside of the ventilation chamber and a valve member that closes the exhaust port are disposed in the ventilation chamber. The opening guides the gas discharged from the exhaust port from the inside of the ventilation chamber to an outside of the outer case. The opening is formed lower than the exhaust port in the vertical direction.

A hard start capacitor replacement unit includes a capacitor container having a cover, a plurality of capacitors received within the container, each of said capacitors having a capacitance value, a common terminal mounted on the cover and electrically connected to a common terminal of each of said plurality of capacitors, a plurality of cover terminals mounted on the cover spaced apart from the common terminal and from each other, each cover terminal respectively electrically connected to one of the plurality of capacitors, a relay having contacts and being capable of opening and closing said contacts in response to a monitored condition of the motor, the relay having relay terminals, a fuse electrically connected to one of the relay terminals by a first wire wherein the fuse electrically disconnects the hard start capacitor replacement unit and the motor upon a failure, and a second wire electrically connecting one of the relay terminals and the motor, a third wire electrically connecting the common terminal and one of the relay terminals, a fourth wire electrically connecting one or more cover terminals to one of the relay terminals, wherein the contacts of the relay close to electrically connect one or more capacitors of the plurality of capacitors to the motor, and the contacts of the relay open to electrically disconnect the one or more capacitors of the plurality of capacitors from the motor.

A circuit arrangement (1), in particular for an electrically driven motor vehicle, has at least one bus bar (5) which is connected electrically to a supplier (2) and which is connected to a first consumer (3) at a first transfer point (6) and to a second consumer (4) at a second transfer point (7). Both the first and the second transfer point (6, 7) are formed as flexible contact points.

A capacitor module that includes: a plurality of capacitors each including: a first electrode and a second electrode that face each other, and a side surface joining the first electrode and the second electrode, the side surface having a pair of flat portions that face each other, and a pair of curved portions joining the pair of flat portions to each other, the plurality of capacitors being arrayed in a row such that the flat portions of adjacent capacitors face each other; at least one metal sheet arranged in any of spaces between the flat portions of the adjacent capacitors, the at least one metal sheet being in contact with the first electrode of at least one of the adjacent capacitors; a first bus-bar electrically connected to the at least one metal sheet; and a second bus-bar electrically connected to each of the second electrodes of the plurality of capacitors.

A capacitor module that includes: a plurality of capacitors each including: a first electrode and a second electrode that face each other, and a side surface joining the first electrode and the second electrode, the side surface having a pair of flat portions that face each other, and a pair of curved portions joining the pair of flat portions to each other, the plurality of capacitors being arrayed in a row such that the flat portions of adjacent capacitors face each other; at least one metal sheet arranged in any of spaces between the flat portions of the adjacent capacitors, the at least one metal sheet being in contact with the first electrode of at least one of the adjacent capacitors; a first bus-bar electrically connected to the at least one metal sheet; and a second bus-bar electrically connected to each of the second electrodes of the plurality of capacitors.

A hard start capacitor replacement unit includes a capacitor container having a cover, a plurality of capacitors received within the container, each of said capacitors having a capacitance value, a common terminal mounted on the cover and electrically connected to a common terminal of each of said plurality of capacitors, a plurality of cover terminals mounted on the cover spaced apart from the common terminal and from each other, each cover terminal respectively electrically connected to one of the plurality of capacitors, a relay having contacts and being capable of opening and closing said contacts in response to a monitored condition of the motor, the relay having relay terminals, a fuse electrically connected to one of the relay terminals by a first wire wherein the fuse electrically disconnects the hard start capacitor replacement unit and the motor upon a failure, and a second wire electrically connecting one of the relay terminals and the motor, a third wire electrically connecting the common terminal and one of the relay terminals, a fourth wire electrically connecting one or more cover terminals to one of the relay terminals, wherein the contacts of the relay close to electrically connect one or more capacitors of the plurality of capacitors to the motor, and the contacts of the relay open to electrically disconnect the one or more capacitors of the plurality of capacitors from the motor.