Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2019, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (1): 201-208.doi: 10.12028/j.issn.2095-4239.2018.0074

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Analyses of international patents on DII based supercapacitors

WANG Xin1, JIN Junbao1,2,3, ZHENG Yurong1, BAI Guangzu1, WANG Yanni1, WU Xinnian1   

  1. 1 Lanzhou Library of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China;
    2 Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, China;
    3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2018-05-10 Revised:2018-06-21 Online:2019-01-01 Published:2018-08-28

Abstract: An increased attention has been paid on supercapacitors around the world due to some desirable properties for energy storage. We investigated the development trend of the technology, research hotspots, research and development directions and competition patterns by using analysis tools including the Thomson Data Analyzer(TDA), the Patsnap and the Derwent Innovations Index (DⅡ) of ISI WoK.The results show that the number of patent applications for supercapacitor technologies has experienced a rapid increase from 2009; the main research and development directions have been focused on electrode materials and electrolytes; and the research hotspots have been mainly on double-layer capacitors, capacitor electrodes, and electrolytes, etc. Top three countries for patent applications are China, Japan and the United States, and top three organizations for patent applications are PANASONIC CORP, NIPPON CHEMICON CORP, and MEIDENSHA CORP.

Key words: supercapacitor, patent technology, research hotspots

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