Ultracapacitors - A Global Industry and Market Analysis

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

• STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
• REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
• CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STUDY
• SCOPE AND FORMAT
• METHODOLOGY
• INFORMATION SOURCES
• WHOM THE STUDY CATERS TO
• AUTHOR' S CREDENTIALS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET FOR ULTRACAPACITORS, BY APPLICATION THROUGH 2011
• SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET FOR ULTRACAPACITORS, BY APPLICATION

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

• BACKGROUND
  • BACKGROUND (CONTINUED)
  • BACKGROUND (CONTINUED)
  • BACKGROUND (CONTINUED)
• TYPES AND APPLICATIONS
  • TYPES AND APPLICATIONS (CONTINUED)
  • TYPES AND APPLICATIONS (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 1 MARKET DOMAIN AND APPLICATIONS OF ULTRACAPACITORS
• MARKETS
  • AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
    • Hybrid Drives
      • Hybrid Drives (Continued)
    • Transportation Applications
      • Transportation Applications (Continued)
    • Typical Applications in Automotive Systems
      • Typical Applications in Automotive Systems (Continued)
  • CONSUMER ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS
    • High Pulse-Power Applications
    • Computer Electronics
      • Computer Electronics (Continued)
• INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
  • Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs)
    • Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs) (Continued)
  • Pitch Systems of Windmills
  • Door and Slide Management Systems (DSMSs)
  • Power Robotic Systems
  • Automatic Meter Readers (AMRs)
  • Ultracapacitor Packs
  • Long-life Storage Applications
• MARKET SIZE AND SHARE
  • TABLE 2 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR ULTRACAPACITORS, BY APPLICATION THROUGH 2011
    • FIGURE 1 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR ULTRACAPACITORS, BY APPLICATION IN 2006 AND 2011
  • TABLE 3 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR ULTRACAPACITORS, BY REGION THROUGH 2011
    • FIGURE 2 REGIONAL PERCENTAGES OF MARKET SHARE FOR ULTRACAPACITORS, 2006 AND 2011

ULTRACAPACITOR TECHNOLOGIES AND PRODUCTS

• DEFINITIONS
  • DEFINITIONS (CONTINUED)
  • DEFINITIONS (CONTINUED)
  • DEFINITIONS (CONTINUED)
  • DEFINITIONS (CONTINUED)
  • DEFINITIONS (CONTINUED)
• ULTRACAPACITORS VS. LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
• ULTRACAPACITORS VS. CAPACITORS
  • TABLE 4 COMPARISON OF ULTRACAPACITOR AND BATTERY CHARACTERISTICS
• ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS OF ULTRACAPACITORS
  • Advantages
  • Limitations
• WORKING OF A TYPICAL SYMMETRIC EDLC (PURE EDLC USING AQUEOUS ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITOR)
  • TABLE 5 CURRENT MATERIALS USED IN ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS (EDLC) BY TECHNOLOGY 2006
  • TABLE 5 CURRENT MATERIALS USED IN ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS (EDLC) BY TECHNOLOGY 2006 (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 5 CURRENT MATERIALS USED IN ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS (EDLC) BY TECHNOLOGY 2006 (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 5 CURRENT MATERIALS USED IN ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS (EDLC) BY TECHNOLOGY 2006 (CONTINUED)
• CURRENT MATERIALS FOR ULTRACAPACITORS
  • CURRENT MATERIALS FOR ULTRACAPACITORS (CONTINUED)
• EMERGING MATERIALS: CARBON NANOTUBE ULTRACAPACITORS
  • TABLE 6 EMERGING MATERIALS USED IN ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS (EDLCS)
• TYPICAL AVAILABLE SIZES OF ULTRACAPACITORS
  • COMPACT TYPE
    • TABLE 7 TYPICAL SIZES OF COMPACT ULTRACAPACITOR CELLS
  • COIN TYPE
    • TABLE 8 TYPICAL SIZES OF COIN ULTRACAPACITOR CELLS
  • LARGE-SIZE MODULE
    • TABLE 9 TYPICAL SIZES OF LARGE-SIZE MODULES OF ULTRACAPACITOR CELLS
• QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF ULTRA CAPACITORS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS AND OTHERS
  • QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF ULTRA CAPACITORS FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS AND OTHERS (CONTINUED)
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  • INDUSTRY STRUCTURE (CONTINUED)
• MARKET PLAYERS
  • TABLE 10 TOP FIVE MANUFACTURERS OF ULTRACAPACITORS IN 2006
• COMPANY
  • TABLE 11 ULTRACAPACITOR PRODUCT LINE REFERENCE-2006
  • TABLE 11 ULTRACAPACITOR PRODUCT LINE REFERENCE-2006 (CONTINUED)
• SUPPLIER OVERVIEW
  • SUPPLIER OVERVIEW (CONTINUED)
• COMPETITIVE TRENDS
  • COMPETITIVE TRENDS (CONTINUED)
  • NEW ELECTRODES
  • ELECTROLYTES AND LITHIUM IONS
  • STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
  • COMPETITION
• PARTNERSHIPS AND CONSOLIDATION
  • TABLE 12 ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS OF COMPANIES MANUFACTURING ULTRACAPACITORS DURING 1989 TO 2006
  • TABLE 12 ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS OF COMPANIES MANUFACTURING ULTRACAPACITORS DURING 1989 TO 2006 (CONTINUED)
• PATENTS AND PATENT ANALYSIS
  • LIST OF PATENTS
  • PATENT ANALYSIS
  • PATENTS OF ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS (EDLCS)
    • TABLE 13 NUMBER OF US PATENTS GRANTED TO COMPANIES IN THE ULTRACAPACITOR (EDLC) DESIGN CATEGORY FROM 2001 THROUGH 2005
    • FIGURE 3 TOP COMPANIES IN TERMS OF US PATENTS GRANTED FOR ULTRACAPACITORS FROM 2001 THROUGH 2005
  • ULTRACAPACITORS: U.S. PATENT ACTIVITY
  • INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW OF U.S. PATENT ACTIVITY IN ULTRACAPACITORS
    • TABLE 14 NUMBER OF US PATENTS GRANTED BY ASSIGNED COUNTRY/REGION FOR ULTRACAPACITORS FROM JAN. 2001 TO DEC. 2005
  • INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW OF U.S. PATENT ACTIVITY IN ULTRACAPACITORS (CONTINUED)

COMPANY PROFILES

• ADVANCED CAPACITOR TECHNOLOGIES
• AVX CORPORATION
• AXION POWER
• BATSCAP
• CAP-XX USA, INC
• COOPER ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES
• ELIT CO.
• ELNA
• EPCOS AG
• ESMA
• EVANS CAPACITOR
• HOHSEN CORP.
• MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES
  • MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES (CONTINUED)
  • MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES (CONTINUED)
• MIT LAB FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS (LEES)
• NANOTECTURE LTD.
• NEC TOKIN AMERICA, INC.
• NESSCAP CO., LTD.
• NICHICON
• NISSHINBO INDUSTRIES, INC.,
• OMRON CORPORATION
• PANASONIC EV ENERGY CO., LTD
• SHIZUKI
• SKELETON NANOLAB
• TAVRIMA CANADA
• UNITED CHEMI-CON
  • UNITED CHEMI-CON (CONTINUED)

LIST OF TABLES

SUMMARY TABLE:

• GLOBAL MARKET FOR ULTRACAPACITORS, BY APPLICATION THROUGH 2011
  • TABLE 1 MARKET DOMAIN AND APPLICATIONS OF ULTRACAPACITORS
  • TABLE 2 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR ULTRACAPACITORS, BY APPLICATION THROUGH 2011
  • TABLE 3 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR ULTRACAPACITORS, BY REGION THROUGH 2011
  • TABLE 4 COMPARISON OF ULTRACAPACITOR AND BATTERY CHARACTERISTICS
  • TABLE 5 CURRENT MATERIALS USED IN ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS (EDLC) BY TECHNOLOGY 2006
  • TABLE 5 CURRENT MATERIALS USED IN ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS (EDLC) BY TECHNOLOGY 2006 (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 5 CURRENT MATERIALS USED IN ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS (EDLC) BY TECHNOLOGY 2006 (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 5 CURRENT MATERIALS USED IN ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS (EDLC) BY TECHNOLOGY 2006 (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 6 EMERGING MATERIALS USED IN ELECTRIC DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITORS (EDLCS)
  • TABLE 7 TYPICAL SIZES OF COMPACT ULTRACAPACITOR CELLS
  • TABLE 8 TYPICAL SIZES OF COIN ULTRACAPACITOR CELLS
  • TABLE 9 TYPICAL SIZES OF LARGE-SIZE MODULES OF ULTRACAPACITOR CELLS
  • TABLE 10 TOP FIVE MANUFACTURERS OF ULTRACAPACITORS IN 2006
  • TABLE 11 ULTRACAPACITOR PRODUCT LINE REFERENCE-2006
  • TABLE 11 ULTRACAPACITOR PRODUCT LINE REFERENCE-2006 (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 12 ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS OF COMPANIES MANUFACTURING ULTRACAPACITORS DURING 1989 TO 2006
  • TABLE 12 ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS OF COMPANIES MANUFACTURING ULTRACAPACITORS DURING 1989 TO 2006 (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 13 NUMBER OF US PATENTS GRANTED TO COMPANIES IN THE ULTRACAPACITOR (EDLC) DESIGN CATEGORY FROM 2001 THROUGH 2005
  • TABLE 14 NUMBER OF US PATENTS GRANTED BY ASSIGNED COUNTRY/REGION FOR ULTRACAPACITORS FROM JAN. 2001 TO DEC. 2005

LIST OF FIGURES

SUMMARY FIGURE:

• GLOBAL MARKET FOR ULTRACAPACITORS, BY APPLICATION
  • FIGURE 1 SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR ULTRACAPACITORS, BY APPLICATION IN 2006 AND 2011
  • FIGURE 2 REGIONAL PERCENTAGES OF MARKET SHARE FOR ULTRACAPACITORS, 2006 AND 2011
  • FIGURE 3 TOP COMPANIES IN TERMS OF US PATENTS GRANTED FOR ULTRACAPACITORS FROM 2001 THROUGH 2005