posted on Feb, 26 2010 @ 12:43 PM
There are differances between Batterys and Capacitors.
I once had a dream where an entitiy came and told me these words.
" Put a Battery in the Sarcaphagus"'' I was in a " Christian lifestyle campus at the time ... and , after having this Dream and what I believe
to be a " Message" ..
I promplty left.
Completely changing my beliefs or rather , my PoV.. ( Point of View).
What are the differences between a battery and capacitors?
A battery stores energy through a chemical reaction. The flow of electrons (i.e. electricity) causes an oxidation/reduction reaction to occur between
a metal and an electrolyte. This reaction effectively stores the electrical energy by forming a new compound. When energy is taken out of a battery,
the chemical reaction goes the other direction. Of course since nothing is perfect, this process does not store 100% of the energy going in nor
release 100% of the energy going out. Extreme temperatures dramatically effect this reaction resulting in poor battery performance. Also, this
reaction gives off heat which increases the temperature of a battery resulting in low performance or reduced life. Every time this reaction takes
place a battery looses its ability to transfer energy. After about 500 to 1000 cycles a typical battery needs to be replaced.
and again..
An advanced capacitors does not store energy through a chemical reaction.
The electrons that enter into an advanced capacitors get stored in tiny pores that exist in the carbon material on each electrode. The carbon
material is like a sponge storing electrons through millions of nooks and crannies. Because the electrons are not converted into a chemical compound,
they are quickly stored, and there is very little degradation. In fact, an advanced capacitors can be cycled 50,000 times without loosing more than
about 20% of its original energy.
[edit on 26-2-2010 by gLuEBoY]
[edit on 26-2-2010 by gLuEBoY]