Este material, muy resistente, está realizado
en capas muy finas de fibras de carbono mezclado con una resina de polímero,
creando baterías nanoestructuradas y supercondensadores insertados en medio. Este nuevo material, puede ser moldeado y utilizado para reemplazar la
carrocería metálica convencional de un vehículo.
Volvo afirma que este nuevo material se recarga
de una forma más rápida que las actuales baterías de iones de litio y no sufre
degradación puesto que no existe un proceso químico involucrado en las cargas y
descargas que pueda degradarlo.
Volvo, together
with London's College and other eight companies, just has announced the success
of a new project, obtaining a new material consisting of carbon fiber able to
store electrical energy.
This
material, very resistant, is made with thin carbon fibers layers mixed with a
polymer resin. Creating nanostructured
batteries and supercapacitors inserted in the middle. This new material can be molded
and used to replace the conventional metallic body of a vehicle.
According
to estimates, if doors, roof and the hood of a vehicle are replaced with this
kind of material, the vehicle would provide an autonomy higher to 100 km, and
would be achieved a reduction in weight of 15%. This new
material can be recharged by regenerative braking system or by plugging the car
into the network.
Volvo
says that this new material is recharged quicker than current lithium ion
batteries and it does not suffer degradation because there is no chemical
process involved in loading and unloading which could degrade it.
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