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Glossary

Battery:

a cell in which electrical energy is stored and discharged via Faradaic electrochemical reactions occurring at a predetermined voltage dependent on the active materials in the two electrodes

Supercapacitor (electrochemical capacitor):

a device in which electrical energy is stored and discharged via the electrostatic separation of charge in the micropores of activated carbon in two electrodes

Hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) :

a vehicle having both an electric motor and internal combustion engine in which the battery is maintained near a fixed state-of-charge via electrical energy generated by the electric motor/generator driven by the engine

Plug-in electric hybrid vehicle (PHEV):

a vehicle having both an electric motor and internal combustion engine in which the battery is depleted by all-electric driving and recharged from the wall-plug

Pulse power efficiency:

the fraction of the discharge or charge energy from the battery or supercapacitor during a short, high-power...

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  1. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA

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Burke, A. (2021). Energy Storage: Ultracapacitor. In: Elgowainy, A. (eds) Electric, Hybrid, and Fuel Cell Vehicles. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1492-1_809

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