Limitations and Characterization of Energy Storage Devices for Harvesting Applications

This paper aims to study the limitations and performances of the main energy storage devices commonly used in energy harvesting applications, namely super-capacitors (SC) and lithium polymer (LiPo) batteries. The self-discharge phenomenon is the main limitation to the employment of SCs to store ener...

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Main Authors: Roberto de Fazio, Donato Cafagna, Giorgio Marcuccio, Paolo Visconti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/4/783