DEVELOPMENT OF GRAPHENE BASED

SUPERCAPACITOR
GUIDED BY
Dr.C. PUGAZHENDHI SUGUMARAN
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,(Senior Grade)
DIVISION OF HIGH VOLTAGE ENGG,
ANNA UNIVERSITY.
PRESENTED BY
MAYILESAN.S
Reg.No:2014218003
ME-HIGH VOLTAGE ENGG
DEPARTMENT OF EEE.

OBJECTIVE
To develop the super capacitor with high power density by
using graphene as electrode coating material
To analyse the surface response methodology of graphene
based electrode material

NEED FOR THE PROJECT

Energy storage device is capable of storing large

amount of energy in relatively small volume.

Now days energy density and cycle life are imminent

where extra high power is required.

Dynamic load variations.
It can be used in hybrid electric vehicles, memory

backup, and other emergency power supply devices

due to their higher power density, superior cycle
lifetime, and low maintenance cost.

WORK DONE
DESIGN AND MODELING OF
SUPERCAPACITOR
To study the complete behavior of the system one
has to use the response surface methodology. By
using this approach, wrong conclusion results
can be minimized.

DESIGN AND MODELING OF SUPERCAPACITOR

To study the complete behavior of the system one has to use

the response surface methodology. By using this approach, wrong
conclusion results can be minimized.

Selection of parameters
Strength of acid (electrolyte)
Specific surface area of graphene
Amount of electrode material loading on current collector

TECHNICAL PARAMETERS
DENSITY

PARALLEL TO PERPENDICULAR
SURFACE
TO SURFACE

Thermal

Conductivity
3000 Watts/m-K

6Watts/m-K

Tensile modulas

>1000 Gpa

NA

Tensile strength

>5 Gpa

NA

Electrical
conductivity

107 siemens/m

102 siemens/m

EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
Current collectors have to be taken that is aluminium foil and
then sulfuric acid to be coated on it.
The nano graphene particals are coated on the surface of
sulfuric acid
The seperator is placed between the two coated graphene
sheets
By using impedance analyser, we can estimate the following
parameters

impedance

capacitance

TEST CONFIGURATION
The permittivity of the graphene is changes as the frequency
changes.
Length-8 cm and breath is 2.5cm and the sulfuric acid level is
1ml.
Graphene coated on the surface level is 0.5gram
Kraft paper is used as seperator and the permittivity is 2.2

CONFIGURATION CAPACITOR DESIGN

are two configurations available

There

Series configuration
parallel configuration
The formula is used to find the capacitance is given by
C
By using above equation calculated capacitance is given by .19pF
Impedance analyzer is used to find the capacitance and
impedance by using test sample.

SERIES CONFIGURATION
By maintaining the capacitance constant,we can
increase the voltage levels connecting with series .
But the Equivalent capacitance will decrease and the
corresponding reactance will increases.
Arrangement of the capacitor is three stack combined
with the one stack

CAPACITANCE vs FREQUENCY
Capacitance (F)

0
0

Capacitance (F)

0
0

Capacitance (F)

0
0
0

2000

4000
Frequency

6000

8000

10000

12000

IMPEDANCE vs FREQUENCY
Impedance (O)

8.00E+07

7.00E+07

6.00E+07

Impedance (ohm)

5.00E+07

4.00E+07
Impedance (O)
3.00E+07

2.00E+07

1.00E+07

0.00E+00
0

200

400

600

Frequency (Hz)

800

1000

1200

DISSIPATION FACTOR vs FREQENCY

D-Factor (D)

0.9
0.8

Dissipation Factor

0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
0

200

400

600

Frequency (Hz)

800

1000

1200

TEST RESULTS
CAPACITANCE SPECIFIC
FREQUENCY
in(pF)
CAPACITANCE In Hz
in(uF)
0.370

74.1

50

0.328

28.8

100

0.299

15.5

150

CAPACITANCE vs FREQUENCY
4.00E-07

Capacitance in Farad

3.50E-07
3.00E-07
2.50E-07
2.00E-07
Capacitance (F)

1.50E-07

Capacitance (F)

1.00E-07

Frequency in Hz

5.00E-08
0.00E+00
0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

IMPEDANCE vs FREQUENCY
3500

Impedance (O)

impedance in ohm

3000

2500

2000

1500
Impedance (O)
1000

Frequency in Hz
500

0
0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

Impedance (O)

4000

impedance in ohm

3500
3000
2500
2000
Impedance (O)

1500
1000
500 frequency in Hz
0
0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

4000
3500

impedance in ohm

3000
2500
2000
Impedance (O)

1500

Impedance (O)

1000

Frequency in Hz

500
0
0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

Capacitance (F)

0
0
0

impedance in ohm

0
0
0

Capacitance (F)

0
0
0
Frequency
in Hz
0

100

200

300

400

500

600

D-Factor (D)
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
D-Factor (D)

2
1.5
1

Frequency in Hz

0.5
0
0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

D-Factor (D)
6

3
D-Factor (D)
2

0
0

2000

Frequency
4000in Hz

6000

8000

10000

12000

DISSIPATION FACTOR vs FREQENCY

6

3
D-Factor (D)
D-Factor (D)

Frequency in Hz

0
0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

PLAN OF ACTION
Spin coating on the aluminium foil
Hardware design
Test the performance parameters like
Energy density
Charging and discharging characteristics

 The different layers of coating on the electrode surface and the

corresponding pulse current to be obtained.
The specific surface area from minimum to maximum and also
simultaneously varying electrolyte strength for obtaining varies results.
The effective optimization of pulse current results developed to fabricate
the supercapacitor for desired applications.
The parameters of supercapacitor need to be analyzed for the development
energy storage system.

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