Super capacitor with fibers
View Patent ↗An electrical cell apparatus includes a first current collector made of a multiplicity of fibers, a second current collector spaced from the first current collector; and a separator disposed between the first current collector and the second current collector. The fibers are contained in a foam.
1. A supercapacitor apparatus, comprising:
a first electrode;
a second electrode, said first and said second electrodes spaced apart defining an open channel therebetween;
a monolith in said first electrode, said monolith including a multiplicity of electrical conductive fibers encased in said monolith;
a dielectric coating on said electrical conductive fibers;
a planned surface on said monolith, said planned surface exposing at least some of said electrical conductive fibers from said dielectric coating; and
a non-electrical potted layer infused into said planned surface of said monolith.
2. The supercapacitor apparatus of claim 1 wherein said electrical conductive fibers are encased in a foam in said monolith.
3. The supercapacitor apparatus of claim 2 wherein said foam is an aerogel.
4. The supercapacitor apparatus of claim 2 wherein said foam is an xerogel.
5. The supercapacitor apparatus of claim 2 wherein said foam is an aerogel foam and wherein said electrical conductive fibers are electrical conductive nanotubes encased in said aerogel foam.
6. The supercapacitor apparatus of claim 1 wherein said electrical conductive fibers are electrical conductive nanowires.
7. The supercapacitor apparatus of claim 1 wherein said electrical conductive fibers are electrical conductive nanotubes.