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Continental Voltage Stabilization System with Maxwell Ultracapacitors to power start-stop in Cadillac ATS and CTS as standard

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The VSS system consists of two main parts, a control unit (PEU - Power Electric Unit), and the power storage unit (ESS - Energy Storage System). The excess energy required for restarting the engine is stored in this unit, which is recharged by the vehicle’s battery. There is no regen in this basic application.

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The difference between lithium iron phosphate and lithium battery

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It has a high storage energy density, has reached 460-600Wh / kg, and is about 6-7 times the lead-acid batteries. or 3.2V), about equal to the series voltage of three NiCd or NiMH rechargeable batteries, easy to form a battery power pack; Li-ion battery can be adjusted to 3.0V Transportation power supply.