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To: 300magnum
and chemical researchers say the strength and functionality of this material is the only thing standing between EEStor and the holy grail of energy-storage technology.

Duh, the dielectric is everything in a capacitor.

The thinner the dielectric the more plates can be used in a given space.
If they haven't determined the 'functionality and strength' of the dielectric, they haven't done anything.

55 posted on 09/04/2007 11:35:26 AM PDT by Vinnie (You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
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To: Vinnie

Yes, the dielectric IS everything that really matters, and the measure of it is the dielectric constant of the material (for storage of energy in the polarization of the its molecules) and its insulating properties, which determine the maximum voltage that it can support without breaking down.

But the 5-minute charge is a joke, unless you have your own nuclear power plant. Others have offered some calculations and estimates of what it would require, so I don’t need to pile on.


64 posted on 09/04/2007 11:45:50 AM PDT by MainFrame65 (The US Senate: World's greatest PREVARICATIVE body!)
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