Keep meter data flowing. Even when power isn’t. The demand for ultra-precise metering has never been greater than in today’s deregulated energy market. Under constant scrutiny to collect timely, accurate data from an ever-increasing number of service locations, utilities must have meters and meter-reading methods they can rely on without question.

These pressures and many others are rapidly driving the development of new AMR (automatic meter reading) technologies, including outage-proof, meter-energy subsystems based on dependable Maxwell ultracapacitors. Maxwell’s economical, maintenance-free solutions guarantee data delivery, even when power is lost. For water or gas meters, ultracapacitors can:

Eliminate the power pulses that greatly reduce battery life

Keep critical information and functions accessible during dips, sags and power loss by extending power availability

Reduce or eliminate battery maintenance and replacement costs

Offer long life and reliable operation in temperatures ranging from -40°C to +65°C

Maxwell’s compact, UL-recognized PC10 & HC Series ultracapacitors are ideal for use in AMR (automatic meter reader) power-supply applications.

AUTOMATIC METER READER (AMR)ULTRACAPACITORS

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Ultracapacitors - aka Electric Double Layer Capacitors, or Supercapacitors - are alternative energy storage devices which store energy by electrostatically (physically) separating positive and negative charges. This is in contrast to batteries which store energy via orbital electron exchange (chemically). The lack of chemical reaction within permits ultracapacitors to be charged and discharged up to 1,000,000 times (compared to 100s or 1000s of charge/discharge cycles in batteries) - and at a faster rate than batteries.

All Maxwell Technologies ultracapacitors can be rapidly charged and discharged over, and over, and over again, at the same rate, making them one of the most energy efficient, environmentally friendly, and cost effective ways to store energy.

PC10 Series PC10HT Series HC SeriesRated Capacitance (F) 10 10 1 - 150Rated Voltage (V) 2.50 2.20 2.70Form Factor Prismatic Prismatic Cylindrical

SpecificationsPC10 Series & PC10HT (High Temperature) Series HC Series

AUTOMATIC METER READER (AMR)ULTRACAPACITORS