Practicality of using capacitors as a power source

Rui Maciel · 2011-09-06T13:39:08+00:00

At first glance it appears that, at least for some applications, employing capacitors as a means to store energy has considerable advantages over the need to rely on batteries. Yet, batteries tend to be used almost universally. Is there a reason for this? Can anyone more knowledgeable on the subject comment on the practical implications of relying on capacitors as a power source instead of other standard means such as batteries? Thanks in advance,Rui Maciel

Sep 06, 2011 21 Replies

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Michael A. Terrell 14 years ago

How much of the stored energy do you want to waste?

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Michael A. Terrell 14 years ago

First, you'll need to get rid of those pesky laws of physics that tell you how they work.

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