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Electronics Division
Pleasanton, CA 94588
Phone: 1-925-560-6799
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March 2, 2015
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Bridgette Gibson 1-925-560-6799
Eaton PowerStor XL60 Series Supercapacitors Offer Long Life Storage
for Transportation, Lighting, Industrial and Power Grid Applications
PLEASANTON, Calif. … Power management company Eaton today unveiled the PowerStor®
XL60 Series supercapacitors with large format, high capacity cells to provide a wide operating
range and one of the industry’s highest power densities compared to most products in the
market. For kilowatt- and megawatt-size systems, the XL60 series is designed specifically to
provide long life energy storage for applications in backup power, engine starting, energy
capture and re-use, peak power shaving and pulse power.
Supercapacitors are gaining design momentum in transportation, heavy vehicles, uninterruptible
power supply (UPS), grid storage, engine starting, lighting applications and other industrial
applications for their high energy density, high reliability and long life. The XL60 Series can be
used in conjunction with batteries or as replacements for batteries to offload constant
charge/discharge cycles, thereby extending life, increasing reliability and lowering replacement
costs. With a low equivalent series resistance of 0.23 mohm for high power and a wide effective
voltage range, the XL60 Series provides industry-leading aging characteristics and an industrial
temperature range.
“Eaton’s XL60 Series supercapacitors are ideal for high-reliability applications in the
transportation, lighting and industrial sectors because they are designed to sustain high
efficiency over the entire product life,” said Jason Lee, global product manager, Eaton’s
Electronics Division. “Greater efficiency leads to higher reliability and the XL60 Series is
designed to offer extremely high efficiency over the full product life, whether it is ten, fifteen or
twenty years. By doing so, these components maximize energy savings and help system
operators reduce maintenance and replacement costs.”
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With a high capacitance of 3,000 farads (F), Eaton’s PowerStor XL60 Series is designed for
high power, high energy applications such as hybrid busses, traction, construction, mining and
material handling. The extended operation temperature range of minus 40 degrees Celsius (C)
to 85 degrees for the XL60 series meets industry safety requirements for systems in extreme
climate conditions. Additionally, an operating life up to 20 years further enhances system
reliability.
Offered with maximum operating voltage of 2.7 volts (V), Eaton’s XL60 Series utilizes
electrochemical double-layer capacitor construction combined with high performance materials.
This combination of advanced technologies enables the XL60 Series to cover wide variety of
high-density power applications.
XL60 Series supercapacitors offer 3.0 watt-hours of total stored energy life performance is over
1,500 hours at 2.7V/65 C, 10 years at 2.7V/25 C or over 1 million load cycles at 25 C. The cells
are available in an industry standard form factor, 60 millimeter (mm) diameter with threaded
terminals or high reliability weldable terminals.
The XL60 Series supercapacitors are part of Eaton’s web-based Automotive Electronics
Solutions (AES) tool designed to accelerate specification and selection of components based on
a wide range of individual automotive systems. AES combines new safety-certified products,
product line extensions, and upgrades to manufacturing technology with the expansion of
capacity and research and development growth.
Samples can be purchased from Mouser or DigiKey 100 piece pricing starts $59.80.
Eaton offers a range of electronics products that include power magnetics, circuit protection and
high-energy storage solutions. These products serve customers in the transportation, back-up
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power storage, mining and contruction. To learn more about Eaton’s complete line of electronics
solutions, please visit www.eaton.com/elx.
Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit
protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural
solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and engineering
services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer today’s most critical
electrical power management challenges.
Eaton is a power management company with 2013 sales of $22.0 billion. Eaton provides
energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and
mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 102,000
employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information,
visit www.eaton.com.
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