Mazda of Cool Springs announces Mazda tries battery alternative to save gas!

Nov. 28, 2011 - PRLog -- Engineers have talked about using capacitors instead of batteries for a while, but no automaker indicated it was ready to take the bold step. Now one has.

It's Mazda in Japan, which is announced it has found a way to store energy from regenerative braking in a capacitor, instead of having to lug around heavy batteries, in a move that will save about 10% on gas. Mazda is calling it i-Eloop, and it will start showing up on vehicles next year.

Besides being lighter, capacitors, an electrical component that temporarily stores large volumes of electricity, can be charged and discharged rapidly and are resistant to deterioration through prolonged use.

The energy stored in Mazda's capacitors won't go into acceleration. Rather it will be used for electrical systems such as climate control, audio and others.
Regenerative braking systems are common on hybrids. They use an electric motor or alternator to generate electricity as the vehicle decelerates, thereby recovering a portion of the vehicle's kinetic energy. Regenerative braking systems in hybrid vehicles generally use a large electric motor and dedicated battery.

Here is how Mazda explains the details:
The i-Eloop system will use new 12-25 volt variable voltage alternator, a low-resistance electric double layer capacitor and a DC/DC converter. I-Eloop starts to recover kinetic energy the moment the driver lifts off the accelerator pedal and the vehicle begins to decelerate. The variable voltage alternator generates electricity at up to 25V for maximum efficiency before sending it to the Electric Double Layer Capacitor (EDLC) for storage. The capacitor, which has been specially developed for use in a vehicle, can be fully charged in seconds. The DC/DC converter steps down the electricity from 25V to 12V before it is distributed directly to the vehicle's electrical components. The system also charges the vehicle battery as necessary.

The name i-Eloop is an adaptation of "Intelligent Energy Loop" and represents Mazda's intention to efficiently cycle energy in an intelligent way.

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