SUPERCAPACITORS: THE KEY TO MODERN LOGISTICS
25/09/2025
From automated warehouses to AGVs:
how supercapacitors are transforming logistics processes
The evolution of logistics, driven by e-commerce, automation, and Industry 4.0, requires increasingly fast, accurate, and energy-efficient systems. In this scenario, supercapacitors are establishing themselves as enabling technologies for numerous applications in automated warehouses, sorting centers, and internal transport.
One of the main challenges in modern logistics is ensuring minimal downtime and intensive work cycles. Autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), electric forklifts, rail shuttles, and mobile robots must operate continuously, with minimal margins for error. Supercapacitors offer a concrete response to these needs:
- Extremely short recharge times: a few seconds or minutes, compared to the hours required by batteries.
- Longer life: ideal for systems with over 100,000 cycles/year.
- Energy recovery efficiency: they can store energy during braking or when shuttles slow down.
- Low-temperature operation: useful in refrigerated warehouses and cold rooms.
A practical example is vertical storage systems, where internal elevators can recover energy when load units descend and reuse it for the next ascent. The integration of supercapacitors allows for energy savings of up to 20% on an annual basis.
Furthermore, supercapacitors are often used as energy buffers to ensure power continuity during micro-interruptions or voltage fluctuations, avoiding costly machine downtime.
In a context where every second counts, and every percentage point of efficiency can generate significant savings, the use of supercapacitors in modern logistics is no longer just a technological option, but a strategic necessity.
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