Patent Publication Number: US-11381098-B2

Title: Energy storage system

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present disclosure relates to an energy storage system, in particular to, an energy storage system formed by combining a battery device and a capacitor device. 
     RELATED ART 
     Handheld devices (such as notebooks, pads and phones), electric motors and electric cars become more popular, and all of them have batteries therein. A PCT publication, WO01/89058A1, discloses that a capacitor having a very low resistance of an equivalent series resistor is disposed between a load and a battery in a circuit, and the resistance of the equivalent series resistor must be less than a half resistance of an internal resistor of the battery. It can be used to reduce consumption of a transient current and a voltage drop generated on the battery. By reducing the voltage drop, the battery&#39;s discharge-life time can be extended before reaching the minimum battery voltage. 
     However, in the practical application of the aforementioned handheld devices, electric motors, electric cars and the like, their batteries are secondary batteries (such as lithium batteries). In addition to consider the extension of the discharge-life time of the battery, in fact, another important factor to be considered is the battery cycle life. The circuit design of the PCT publication, WO01/89058A1, merely considers the extension of the discharge-life time of the battery, but does not consider that the electricity quality is affected by the secondary battery&#39;s dynamic response when using the secondary battery in practice. Thus, the circuit design of the PCT publication, WO01/89058A1, does not consider the battery cycle life when using the secondary battery in practice. 
     SUMMARY 
     An objective of the present disclosure is used to provide an energy storage system. In the present disclosure, the battery device composed of at least one secondary battery and the capacitor device composed of at least one capacitor are electrically connected to each other in parallel, and by combining with the DC/DC converter (Direct Current to Direct Current converter), configuring the relation between the equivalent series resistor of the capacitor device and the internal resistor of the battery device, and/or configuring the upper current limit of the rated current of range the DC/DC converter, the battery cycle life of the secondary battery is increased. 
     To achieve the above objective, the present disclosure provides an energy storage system, at least comprising: a battery device, having an internal resistor; a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are respectively connected to two electrodes of a battery device, and polarities of the two electrodes of the battery device are opposite to each other; a capacitor device, electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal in parallel, and the capacitor device has an equivalent series resistor; and a DC/DC converter, electrically connected between the first terminal and the capacitor device; wherein a resistance of the equivalent series resistor is larger than that of the internal resistor. 
     In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the energy storage system further comprises a third terminal, and the third terminal is electrically connected between the DC/DC converter and the capacitor device. 
     In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the third terminal is used to provide electricity from the capacitor device to a load. 
     In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the third terminal is used to provide electricity from an external power to the battery device. 
     In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the battery device is a secondary battery or formed by connecting secondary batteries in parallel or in series. 
     In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the capacitor device is a capacitor or formed by connecting capacitors in parallel or in series. The capacitor can be a super capacitor, multilayer ceramic capacitor, tantalum capacitor or electrolytic capacitor, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. 
     In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the DC/DC converter has a rated current range, the rated current range has an upper current limit and a lower current limit, the equivalent series resistor of the capacitor device has a lower resistance limit, the lower resistance limit is calculated and obtained according to the upper current limit, and the resistance of the equivalent series resistor is not less than the lower resistance limit. 
     The present disclosure provides another one energy storage system, at least comprising: a battery device, having an internal resistor; a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are respectively connected to two electrodes of a battery device, and polarities of the two electrodes of the battery device are opposite to each other; a capacitor device, electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal in parallel, and the capacitor device has an equivalent series resistor; and a DC/DC converter, electrically connected between the first terminal and the capacitor device, wherein the DC/DC converter has a rated current range, the rated current range has an upper current limit and a lower current limit; wherein a resistance of the equivalent series resistor of the capacitor device is larger than or equal to a lower resistance limit, the lower resistance limit is calculated by using equation (1): 
                     V   =     I   ⁡     (         Δ   ⁢   t     C     +   R     )         ;           equation   ⁢           ⁢     (   1   )                 
wherein V is a rated voltage of the capacitor device, I is the upper current limit of the DC/DC converter, C is a capacitance of the capacitor device, Δt is a charging/discharging time of the capacitor device, R is the lower resistance limit of the equivalent series resistor of the capacitor device.
 
     The present disclosure utilizes the capacitor device to directly decouple a transient voltage generated at the output end of the DC/DC converter, such that the ripple current is smoother, the effect of the circuit operation quality caused by the dynamic response of the battery device is reduced, and the output electricity is more stable. Accordingly, the cycle life of the battery device can be indirectly extended, and the decline of the battery device can be suppressed. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram of an implementation of an energy storage system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic diagram of an implementation of connecting an energy storage system and an external power according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic diagram of an implementation of switching an energy storage system to connect with a load or an external power via two switches according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic diagram showing charging/discharging cycle test results of comparative example 1 and embodiment 1 of the energy storage system of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic diagram showing charging/discharging cycle test results of comparative example 2 and embodiment 2 of the energy storage system of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic diagram showing charging/discharging cycle test results of comparative example 3 and embodiment 3 of the energy storage system of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic diagram showing a structure of a capacitor device of an energy storage system according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 8  is a schematic diagram of an implementation of connecting an energy storage system and a capacitor device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 9  is a schematic diagram showing a structure of a capacitor device of an energy storage system according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 10A  is a schematic diagram showing a structure of two serially connected capacitor devices of an energy storage system according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 10B  is a schematic diagram showing a structure of three serially connected capacitor devices of an energy storage system according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 10C  is a schematic diagram showing a structure of four serially connected capacitor devices of an energy storage system according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 11A  is a schematic diagram showing another one structure of two serially connected capacitor devices of an energy storage system according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 11B  is a schematic diagram showing another one structure of three serially connected capacitor devices of an energy storage system according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 11C  is a schematic diagram showing another one structure of four serially connected capacitor devices of an energy storage system according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     In order to facilitate the examiner to understand the technical features, the contents and the advantages of the present disclosure, as well as the efficacy that can be reached by the present disclosure, the present disclosure will now be described in detail with the drawings and the form of expression of the embodiments. The drawings used are only for illustration and support of the specification, and hence are not necessarily accurate in scale and precise in configuration after implementation of the present disclosure. Therefore, it should not be interpreted based upon the scale and the configuration on the drawings to confine the scope of the rights claimed on the practical implementation of the present disclosure. 
     Firstly, as shown in  FIG. 1 , the energy storage system  100  of the present disclosure at least comprises a battery device  110 , a first terminal  120 , a second terminal  130 , a capacitor device  1  and a DC/DC converter  140 . 
     The battery device  110  has an internal resistor. The battery device  110  is a secondary battery or formed by connecting secondary batteries in parallel or in series. Herein, the battery device  110  of the illustrated embodiment is one secondary battery for example, the battery device  110  has two electrodes, and the two electrodes have polarities opposite to each other, such as a positive electrode and a negative electrode. In the example that the battery device  110  is formed by connecting secondary batteries in parallel or in series, an internal resistor of the battery device  110  is a total internal resistor calculated according to internal resistors of the secondary batteries connected in parallel or in series. 
     The first terminal  120  and the second terminal  130  are respectively electrically connected to the two electrodes of the battery device  110 , for example, the first terminal  120  is connected to the positive electrode of the battery device  110 , and the second terminal  130  is electrically connected to the negative electrode of the battery device  110 . 
     The capacitor device  1  is electrically connected to the first terminal  120  and the second terminal  130  in parallel, and the capacitor device  1  has an equivalent series resistor. That is, the capacitor device  1  is connected to the battery device  110  in parallel, and the capacitor device  1  and the battery device  110  are connected between the first terminal  120  and the second terminal  130  in parallel. The capacitor device  1  can be a capacitor or formed by connecting capacitors in parallel or in series. The capacitor can be a super capacitor, multilayer ceramic capacitor, tantalum capacitor or electrolytic capacitor, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. In the example that the capacitor device  1  is formed by connecting capacitors in parallel or in series, the equivalent series resistor of the capacitor device  1  is a total equivalent series resistor calculated according to the resistors of the capacitors connected in series or in parallel. 
     The DC/DC converter  140  is electrically between the first terminal  120  and the capacitor device  1 , the DC/DC converter  140  has a rated current range (or current rating), and the rated current range has an upper current limit and a lower current limit, for example, the rated current range is 2 A through 0.2 A, the upper current limit is 2 A, and the lower current limit is 0.2 A. The DC/DC converter  140  can be a boost converter or a buck converter. 
     The energy storage system  100  further comprises a third terminal  150 , the third terminal  150  is electrically connected between the DC/DC converter  140  and the capacitor device  1 , and the third terminal  150  is used to provide the electricity to a load  160  from the capacitor device  1 , as shown in  FIG. 1 . Or alternatively, as shown in MG.  2 , the third terminal  150  is used to provide the electricity to the battery device  110  from the external power  170  via the first terminal  120 . Certainly, there are multiple devices connected between the first terminal  120  and the second terminal  130  in parallel, as shown in  FIG. 3 , and two switches  180  in the energy storage system  100  are used to control the third terminal  150  to provide the electricity to the load  160  from the capacitor device  1  or to provide the electricity to the battery device  110  from the external power  170  via the first terminal  120 . It is noted that, the load  160  is a load of a smart watch, smart glasses, phone, electronic lock, electric tooth brush, hand tool or electric car, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. 
     When operating in practice, the energy storage system  100  allows the current to flow between the battery device  110  and the capacitor device  1  in dual ways so as to charge and discharge the battery device  110 , for example, the bidirectional DC-DC converter is adopted. Further in the energy storage system  100 , the cycle number which the capacitor device  1  can be charged and discharged is larger than the cycle number the battery device  110  can be charged and discharged, thus the capacitor device  1  and the battery device  110  in the energy storage system  100  are electrically connected in parallel, so as to enhance the cycle life of the battery device  110 . Further, when the electricity is provided to the load  160  from the capacitor device  1  via the third terminal  150  (see  FIG. 2 ), since the DC/DC converter  140  of the energy storage system  100  is electrically connected between the first terminal  120  and the capacitor device  1 , the capacitor device  1  is able to decouple the transient voltage generated by the output end of the DC/DC converter  140 . Therefore, the ripple current is smoother, the effect of the circuit operation quality caused by the dynamic response of the battery device  110  is reduced, and the output electricity is more stable. Accordingly, the cycle life of the battery device  110  is indirectly increased, and the decline of the battery device  110  can be suppressed. Preferably, the resistance of the equivalent series resistor is larger than that of the internal resistor. Specifically, the equivalent series resistor of the capacitor device  1  has a lower resistance limit, and the lower resistance limit is calculated according to the upper current limit, and the resistance of the equivalent series resistor is not less than the lower resistance limit. The lower resistance limit is calculated based upon equation (1): 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     wherein V is a rated voltage of the capacitor device, I is the upper current limit of the DC/DC converter, C is a capacitance of the capacitor device, Δt is a charging/discharging time of the capacitor device, R is the lower resistance limit of the equivalent series resistor of the capacitor device. 
     The Analysis Method of the Cycle Life: 
     In embodiments 1 through 3 and comparative examples 1 through 3, charging and discharging cycles of lithium batteries are tested in the following condition: a constant current-constant voltage (CCCV) charging mode and a constant power discharging mode are used, wherein the cut-off voltage of charging is S volts, a charging current is 2 A, a cut-off voltage of discharging is 2.8 volts and a discharging current is 2 A. The cycle life is defined as the cycle number which the tested lithium battery can be charged and discharged before the capacitance of the lithium battery drops to 80% of the original capacitance of the lithium battery. It is noted that, embodiments 1 through 3 utilize the architecture of the energy storage system  100 , and comparative examples 1 through 3 utilize the architecture of the energy storage system  100  which the capacitor device  1  is removed therefrom. In other words, the differences between the embodiments 1 through 3 and comparative examples 1 through 3 are the existence of the capacitor device  1 . 
     Analysis Result of the Cycle Life: 
     Test results of cycle life in embodiment 1 and comparative example 1: the battery device  110  in embodiment 1 and comparative example 1 is a lithium polymer battery of Sanyo UF515761ST, which has a rated voltage being 3.7 volts, a rated capacity being 2600 mAh and an internal resistor being less than 38 mΩ; the upper current limit of the DC/DC converter  140  is 2 A; the capacitor device  1  is selected as follows: the lower resistance limit R of the equivalent series resistor of the capacitor device  1  is calculated based upon equation (1), wherein the rated voltage V of the capacitor device  1  is 5.0 volts, the upper current limit I of the DC/DC converter  140  is 2 A, the capacitance C of the capacitor device  1  is 80 mF, the charging/discharging time Δt of the capacitor device  1  is 10 ms, and after equation (1) is calculated, the lower resistance limit R of the equivalent series resistor of the capacitor device  1  is 2.375Ω, and thus the capacitor device  1  which has the equivalent series resistor being 2.375Ω is selected. It is noted that the resistance of the equivalent series resistor (being 2.375Ω) is larger than that of the internal resistor (being less than 38 mΩ). The test results are: when the capacitance of the lithium polymer battery of Sanyo UF515761ST drops 80% of the original capacitance (see the Y axis in  FIG. 4 , the Y axis marked with “−20%” means the 20% loss of the capacitance), the cycle number of embodiment 1 is 690 times, the cycle number of comparative example 1 is 240 times, and thus, by using the energy storage system  100 , the cycle life of the lithium polymer battery of Sanyo UF515761ST is increased to 2.875 times (i.e. 690/240), as shown in  FIG. 4 . In addition, for the 245th cycle, the capacitance loss of embodiment 1 is merely 4.9%, and the capacitance loss of comparative example 1 is 19.5%. Accordingly, by using the energy storage system  100 , the cycle life of the lithium polymer battery of Sanyo UF515761ST is enhanced as well as the operation time. 
     Test results of cycle life in embodiment 2 and comparative example 2: the battery device  110  in embodiment 2 and comparative example 2 is a lithium polymer battery of LG ICP3339105L1, which has a rated voltage being 3.7 volts, a rated capacity being 2060 mAh and an internal resistor being equal to or less than 30 mΩ; the upper current limit of the DC/DC converter  140  is 2 A; the capacitor device  1  is selected as follows: the lower resistance limit R of the equivalent series resistor of the capacitor device  1  is calculated based upon equation (1), wherein the rated voltage V of the capacitor device  1  is 5.0 volts, the upper current limit I of the DC/DC converter  140  is 2 A, the capacitance C of the capacitor device  1  is 80 mF, the charging/discharging time Δt of the capacitor device  1  is 10 ms, and after equation (1) is calculated, the lower resistance limit R of the equivalent series resistor of the capacitor device  1  is 2.375Ω, and thus the capacitor device  1  which has the equivalent series resistor being 2.375Ω is selected. It is noted that the resistance of the equivalent series resistor (being 2.375Ω) is larger than that of the internal resistor (being less than or equal to 30 mΩ). The test results are: when the capacitance of the lithium polymer battery of LG ICP3339105L1 drops 80% of the original capacitance (see the Y axis in  FIG. 5 , the Y axis marked with “−20%” means the 20% loss of the capacitance), the cycle number of embodiment 2 is more than 1000 times, the cycle number of comparative example 2 is about 500 times, and thus, by using the energy storage system  100 , the cycle life of the lithium polymer battery of Sanyo LG ICP3339105L1 is increased to 2 times (i.e. 1000/500), as shown in  FIG. 5 . 
     Test results of cycle life in embodiment 3 and comparative example 3: the battery device  110  in in embodiment 3 and comparative example 3 is a lithium ion battery of Maxell ICP575673, which has a rated voltage being 3.8 volts, a rated capacity being 3100 mAh and an internal resistor being equal to or less than 70 mΩ; the upper current limit of the DC/DC converter  140  is 2 A; the capacitor device  1  is selected as follows: the lower resistance limit R of the equivalent series resistor of the capacitor device  1  is calculated based upon equation (1), wherein the rated voltage V of the capacitor device  1  is 5.0 volts, the upper current limit I of the DC/DC converter  140  is 2 A, the capacitance C of the capacitor device  1  is 80 mF, the charging/discharging time Δt of the capacitor device  1  is 10 ms, and after equation (0.1) is calculated, the lower resistance limit R of the equivalent series resistor of the capacitor device  1  is 2.375Ω, and thus the capacitor device  1  which has the equivalent series resistor being 2.375Ω is selected. It is noted that the resistance of the equivalent series resistor (being 2.375Ω) is larger than that of the internal resistor (being less than or equal to 70 mΩ). The test manner is: after the lithium ion battery of Maxell ICP575673 in comparative example 3 is charged and discharged 200 times, and then the lithium ion battery of Maxell ICP575673 of embodiment 3 is charged and discharged 200 time again by using the energy storage system  100 , in other words, the lithium ion battery of Maxell ICP575673 being charged and discharged 200 times is the battery device  110  in embodiment 3, and the battery device  110  in embodiment 3 is charged and discharged 200 time again. The test results are: the lithium ion battery of Maxell ICP575673 in comparative example 3 has a decline rate A being 12.3%, as shown in  FIG. 6 ; however, the lithium ion battery of Maxell ICP575673 in embodiment 3 has a decline rate A merely being 2.3%. Thus, by using the energy storage system  100  of embodiment 3, the decline of the capacity of the lithium ion battery of Maxell ICP575673 (battery device  110 ) can be obviously suppressed. 
     Accordingly, by connecting the battery device  100  composed of the at least one secondary battery and the capacitor device  1  in parallel, combining the DC/DC converter  140  in the energy storage system  100 , configuring the relation of the equivalent series resistor and the internal resistor, and or configuring the relation of the equivalent series resistor and the upper current limit, the battery cycle life of the secondary battery is indeed extended. 
     Manufacturing of the Capacitor Device  1 : 
     Refer to  FIG. 7 , and the capacitor device  1  of the first embodiment comprises a first capacitor  10 , a second capacitor  20 , a third capacitor  30  and a fourth capacitor  40 . 
     The first capacitor  10  has first electrode  11 , a second electrode  12 , a first electrolyte layer  13  and a first encapsulation body  14 , wherein the second electrode  12  is disposed opposite to the first electrode  11 , the first electrolyte layer  13  is disposed between the first electrode  11  and the second electrode  12 , and the first encapsulation body  14  encapsulates the first electrode  11 , the second electrode  12  and the first electrolyte layer  13 . 
     The second capacitor  20  has a third electrode  21 , a fourth electrode  22 , a second electrolyte layer  23  and a second encapsulation body  24 , wherein the fourth electrode  22  is disposed opposite to the third electrode  21 , the second electrolyte layer  23  is disposed between the third electrode  21  and the fourth electrode  22 , and the second encapsulation body  24  encapsulates the third electrode  21 , the fourth electrode  22  and the second electrolyte layer  23 . 
     The third capacitor  30  has a fifth electrode  31 , a sixth electrode  32 , a third electrolyte layer  33  and a third encapsulation body  34 , wherein the sixth electrode  32  is disposed opposite to the fifth electrode  31 , the third electrolyte layer  33  is disposed between the fifth electrode  31  and the sixth electrode  32 , and the third encapsulation body  34  encapsulates the fifth electrode  31 , the sixth electrode  32  and the third electrolyte layer  33 . 
     The fourth capacitor  40  has a seventh electrode  41 , an eighth electrode  42 , a fourth electrolyte layer  43  and a fourth encapsulation body  44 , wherein the eighth electrode  42  is disposed opposite to the seventh electrode  41 , the fourth electrolyte layer  43  is disposed between the seventh electrode  41  and the eighth electrode  42 , and the fourth encapsulation body  44  encapsulates the seventh electrode  41 , the eighth electrode  42  and the fourth electrolyte layer  43 . 
     The first electrode  11  and the third electrode  21  are integrally formed, the fifth electrode  31  and the seventh electrode  41  are integrally formed, the second electrode  1  and the sixth electrode  32  are integrally formed, and the fourth electrode  22  and the eighth electrode  42  are integrally formed. The second electrode  12  and the fourth electrode  22  are electrically insulated from each other. The first electrolyte layer  13 , the second electrolyte layer  23 , the third electrolyte layer  33  and the fourth electrolyte layer  43  are independent to each other without contacting. It is noted that the term “formed integrally” (or called “integrated molding”) means “formed by the same process without assembly”. For example, “the first electrode  11  and the third electrode  21  are formed integrally” means “the first electrode  11  and the third electrode  21  are formed by cutting an electrode plate to a predetermined shape (such as, rectangular sheet)”. Thus, the first electrode  11  and the third electrode  21  are formed by the same electrode plate processed with a cutting process, and have the integrity of the integrated molding. The term “without assembly” means the two electrode plates are not combined via welding, bonding or one of other manners. For example, the first electrode  11  and the third electrode  21  are integrally formed without welding or adhesion of conducting glue. 
     The capacitor device  1  further has a first lead electrode P 1  and a second lead electrode P 2 , the first lead electrode P 1  is electrically connected to the second electrode  12 , and the second lead electrode P 2  is electrically connected to the fourth electrode  22 . Preferably, the first lead electrode P 1  and the second electrode  12  are formed integrally, and the second lead electrode P 2  and the fourth electrode  22  are formed integrally. 
     The first electrode  11 , the second electrode  12 , the third electrode  21 , the fourth electrode  22 , the fifth electrode  31 , the sixth electrode  32 , the seventh electrode  41 , the eighth electrode  42 , the first lead electrode P 1  and the second lead electrode P 2  are made of conductive material which has electron conducting ability. Each of them can be independent metal foil, metal plate, metal mesh, activated carbon coated metal mesh, activated carbon coated metal sheet, activated carbon coated metal foil, activated carbon cloth, activated carbon fiber, metal composite mesh, metal composite sheet, transition metal oxide layer or plate made of transition metal oxide, or conductive polymer layer made of conductive polymer. Preferably, the first electrode  11 , the second electrode  12 , the third electrode  21 , the fourth electrode  22 , the fifth electrode  31 , the sixth electrode  32 , the seventh electrode  41 , the eighth electrode  42 , the first lead electrode P 1  and the second lead electrode P 2  can be nickel metal foils. More preferably, the first electrode  11 , the second electrode  12 , the third electrode  21 , the fourth electrode  22 , the fifth electrode  31 , the sixth electrode  32 , the seventh electrode  41 , the eighth electrode  42 , the first lead electrode P 1  and the second lead electrode P 2  can be nickel metal foils which surfaces are coated with activated carbon layers. 
     The first electrolyte layer  13 , the second electrolyte layer  23 , the third electrolyte layer  33  and the fourth electrolyte layer  43  are electrolyte layers composed of the electrolytes, and preferably, the aqueous electrolyte layers composed of aqueous electrolytes. The aqueous electrolyte is, for example, an aqueous solution of lithium, sodium, potassium salts, or any combination thereof. 
     The first encapsulation body  14 , the second encapsulation body  24 , the third encapsulation body  34  and the fourth encapsulation body  44  are insulation layers made of insulation material, and the insulation material preferably has the characteristics of resistance to acid and alkali, high waterproof and gas permeation resistance, such as glue or thermosetting epoxy molding compound (EMC). 
     Interior of the first electrolyte layer  13  can be disposed with a first isolation film  15  having an ion conduction ability, interior of the second electrolyte layer  23  can be disposed with a second isolation film  25  having an ion conduction ability, interior of the third electrolyte layer  33  can be disposed with a third isolation film  35  having an ion conduction ability, and interior of the fourth electrolyte layer  43  can be disposed with a fourth isolation film  45  having an ion conduction ability. The first isolation film  15 , the second isolation film  25 , the third isolation film  35  and the fourth isolation film  45  can be a cellulose film, single or multiple layers of polypropylene (PP) film, polyethylene (PE) film, polytetrafluoroethene (PTFE) film, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) Film or a composite film of any combination of the above. It is noted that, when the electrolyte is the solid electrolyte or spacers are inserted, the first isolation film  15 , the second isolation film  25 , the third isolation film  35  and the fourth isolation film  45  can be removed. The spacers can be ribs, for example, which are disposed between electrodes with gaps therebetween. 
     When the capacitor device  1  is electrically connected to the battery device  110  in parallel, the first lead electrode P 1  and the second terminal  130  are electrically connected to each other, and the second lead electrode P 2  is electrically connected to the third terminal  150 , so as to charge the battery device  110 , as shown in  FIG. 8 . Refer to  FIG. 7  and  FIG. 8 , in the case of charging, the first lead electrode P 1 , the second electrode  12 , the sixth electrode  32 , the third electrode  21  and the seventh electrode  41  have the same electrode polarity (such as, the polarity of the negative electrode), and the second lead electrode P 2 , the fourth electrode  22 , the eighth electrode  42 , the first electrode  11  and the fifth electrode  31  have the other same electrode polarity (such as, the polarity of the positive electrode. 
     When the capacitor device  1  and the load  160  are connected for discharging, the first lead electrode P 1 , the second electrode  12 , the sixth electrode  32 , the third electrode  21  and the seventh electrode  41  the same electrode polarity (such as, the polarity of the negative electrode), the second lead electrode P 2 , the fourth electrode  22 , the eighth electrode  42 , the first electrode  11  and the fifth electrode  31  have the other same electrode polarity (such as, the polarity of the positive electrode. 
     When the capacitor device  1  is charged or discharged, since the first electrode  11  of the first capacitor  10  and the third electrode  21  of the second capacitor  20  are formed integrally, the first capacitor  10  and the second capacitor  20  are connected in series; and since the third electrode  31  of the third capacitor  30  and the seventh electrode  41  of the fifth electrode  31  are formed integrally, the third capacitor  30  and the fourth capacitor  40  are formed integrally. Accordingly, the capacitor device  1  has a high voltage by using the serial connection. 
     When charging or discharging the capacitor device  1 , since the second electrode  12  of the first capacitor  10  and the sixth electrode  32  of the third capacitor  30  are formed integrally, the first capacitor  10  and third capacitor  30  are connected in parallel, and since the fourth electrode  22  of the second capacitor  20  and the eighth electrode  42  of the fourth capacitor  40  are formed integrally, the second capacitor  20  and fourth capacitor  40  are connected in parallel, which results a high capacitance of the capacitor device by using such parallel connection, 
     It is noted that, the first capacitor  10 , the second capacitor  20 , the third capacitor  30  and the fourth capacitor  40  can be independent super capacitors. The first encapsulation body  14 , the second encapsulation body  24 , the third encapsulation body  34  and the fourth encapsulation body  44  are independently insulated from the first electrode  11 , the second electrode  12 , the third electrode  21 , the fourth electrode  22 , the fifth electrode  31 , the sixth electrode  32 , the seventh electrode  41 , the eighth electrode  42 , the first lead electrode P 1  and the second lead electrode P 2 . For example, the first capacitor  10 , the second capacitor  20 , the third capacitor  30  and the fourth capacitor  40  have A volts and B farads, and since the first capacitor  10  and the second capacitor  20  are connected in series, the third capacitor  30  and the fourth capacitor  40  are connected in parallel, the capacitor device  1  has a high voltage of 2 A volts. Since the first capacitor  10  and the third capacitor  30  are connected in series, and the second capacitor  20  and the fourth capacitor  40  are connected in parallel, the capacitor device  1  has a high capacitance of 2 B farads. In addition, preferably, the first encapsulation body  14 , the second encapsulation body  24 , the third encapsulation body  34  and the fourth encapsulation body  44  are formed integrally, and thus in the interior of the capacitor device  1 , the serial and parallel connections of the first capacitor  10 , the second capacitor  20 , the third capacitor  30  and the fourth capacitor  40  are formed. 
     It is noted that, the capacitor device  1  has at least one common electrode, and the common electrode means a same electrode plate utilized between at least two capacitors, and each of a top surface and a bottom surface of the common electrode forms at least one capacitor. That is, a top and bottom surface of the common electrode thus can be utilized at the same time, which is not like the conventional electrode which one of a top surface and a bottom surface is merely utilized. Therefore, the capacitor device utilizing the common electrode can be used to save the electrode material and decrease the whole thickness, which is helpful to miniaturization of the capacitor device  1 . For example, the capacitor device  1  has two common electrodes C 1  and C 2 . The second electrode  12  of the first capacitor  10  and the sixth electrode  32  of the third capacitor  30  are formed integrally, i.e. the second electrode  12  and the sixth electrode  32  are formed by the same electrode plate which is the common electrode C 1  of the first capacitor  10  and the third capacitor  30 , and the top surface and the bottom surface of the common electrode C 1  respectively form the first capacitor  10  and the third capacitor  30 . The fourth electrode  22  of the second capacitor  20  and the eighth electrode  42  of the fourth capacitor  40  are formed integrally, i.e. the fourth electrode  22  and the eighth electrode  42  are formed by the same electrode plate which is the common electrode C 2  of the second capacitor  20  and the fourth capacitor  40 , and the top surface and the bottom surface of the common electrode C 2  respectively form the second capacitor  20  and the fourth capacitor  40 . Specifically, the four capacitors are divided into two sets, two capacitors of each set are connected in parallel, the conventional manner has total four electrode surfaces which cannot be utilized in capacitor formation and this causes wastes, and the capacitor device formed by the capacitors has a thickness larger than a double thickness of the capacitor (for example, the two capacitors of each set are stacked and connected in parallel). However, by using the common electrode of the present disclosure, the top surface and the bottom surface of the common electrode (such as, the common electrode C 1 ) form the capacitors (such as, the first capacitor  10  and the third capacitor  30 ), and the common electrode can be fully utilized without wastes. Further, the present disclosure has an unexpected result, since the thickness of the common electrode is the thickness of the single one capacitor (the thickness of the common electrode C 1  of  FIG. 2 ), the capacitor device in the present disclosure has a thickness less than a half thickness of the conventional capacitor device, which meets the requirement of miniaturization. 
     Refer to  FIG. 9  which illustrates a second embodiment of the capacitor device  1 , the capacitor device  1  in the second embodiment is similar to the capacitor device  1  in the first embodiment, and same parts are not described again. The capacitor devices  1  in the first and second embodiments have the difference as follows: in the second embodiment, the second electrode  12 , the fourth electrode  22 , the sixth electrode  32  and the eighth electrode  42  of the capacitor device  1  are formed integrally, and first electrode  11  is electrically insulated from the third electrode  21 , the fifth electrode  31  is electrically insulated from the seventh electrode  41 , the first lead electrode P 1  is electrically connected to the first electrode  11  and the fifth electrode  31 , and the second lead electrode P 2  is electrically connected to the third electrode  21  and the seventh electrode  41 . Preferably, the first lead electrode P 1 , the first electrode  11  and the fifth electrode  31  are formed integrally, and the second lead electrode P 2 , the third electrode  21  and the seventh electrode  41  are formed integrally. 
     It is noted that, in the second embodiment, the capacitor device  1  has a common electrode C 3 . Since the second electrode  12 , the fourth electrode  22 , the sixth electrode  32  and the eighth electrode  42  are formed integrally, i.e. the second electrode  12 , the fourth electrode  22 , the sixth electrode  32  and the eighth electrode  42  are formed by the same electrode plate which is the common electrode C 3  of the first capacitor  10 , the second capacitor  20 , the third capacitor  30  and the fourth capacitor  40 , a left end and a right end of a top surface of the common electrode C 3  respectively form the first capacitor  10  and the second capacitor  20 , and a left end and a right end of a bottom surface of the common electrode C 3  respectively form the third capacitor  30  and the fourth capacitor  40 . By designing the common electrode C 3  to be the common electrode of the first capacitor  10 , the second capacitor  20 , the third capacitor  30  and the fourth capacitor  40 , it has the unexpected result as follows: compared to the conventional electrode which uses merely one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the electrode, the capacitor device  1  can save the electrode material, decrease the whole thickness and meet the requirement of miniaturization of the capacitor device  1 . 
     When the capacitor device  1  in the second embodiment is charged or discharged, the first lead electrode P 1 , the first electrode  11 , the fifth electrode  31 , the fourth electrode  22  and the eighth electrode  42  have the same electrode polarity (such as, the polarity of the negative electrode), and the second lead electrode P 2 , the third electrode  21 , the seventh electrode  41 , the second electrode  12  and the sixth electrode  32  have the other same electrode polarity (such as, the polarity of the positive electrode). Since the second electrode  12  of the first capacitor  10  and the fourth electrode  22  of the second capacitor  20  are formed integrally, the first capacitor  10  and the second capacitor  20  are connected in series, and since the sixth electrode  32  of the third capacitor  30  and the eighth electrode  42  of the sixth electrode  32  are formed integrally, the third capacitor  30  and the fourth capacitor  40  are connected in series. Therefore, the capacitor device  1  has a high voltage by using the serial connection. Since the second electrode  12  of the first capacitor  10  and the sixth electrode  32  of the third capacitor  30  are formed integrally, the first capacitor  10  and the third capacitor  30  are connected in parallel, and since the fourth electrode of the second capacitor  20  and the eighth electrode  42  of the fourth capacitor  40  are formed integrally, the second capacitor  20  and the fourth capacitor  40  are connected in parallel. Therefore, the capacitor device  1  has a high capacitance by using the parallel connection. It is noted that, since the second electrode  12 , the sixth electrode  32 , the fourth electrode  22  and the eighth electrode  42  are formed integrally, the serial and parallel connections can be formed at the same time. Therefore, in the interior of the capacitor device  1 , the serial and parallel connections of the first capacitor  10 , the second capacitor  20 , the third capacitor  30  and the fourth capacitor  40  are formed. 
     In the above first and second embodiments, twos of the first capacitor  10 , the second capacitor  20 , the third capacitor  30  and the fourth capacitor  40  in the capacitor device  1  are connected in series, and other twos are connected in parallel. If the first capacitor  10 , the second capacitor  20 , the third capacitor  30  and the fourth capacitor  40  in the capacitor device  1  have the same voltage and capacitance, the capacitor device  1  has the voltage of 2 A volts and the capacitance of 2 B farads. 
     Refer to  FIG. 10A  through  FIG. 10C , in the present disclosure, the capacitor devices  1  in the first embodiment are connected in series, wherein the fourth electrode  22  and the eighth electrode  42  of the capacitor device  1 , and the second electrode  12  and the sixth electrode  32  of other adjacent capacitor device  1  are formed integrally. In other words, the fourth electrode  22  and the eighth electrode  42  in the capacitor device  1 , and the second electrode  12  and the sixth electrode  32  of other adjacent capacitor device  1  are formed by the same electrode plate which is the common electrode C 4  of the two adjacent capacitor devices  1  (see  FIG. 10A ). Thus, the capacitor devices  1  are linearly arranged and the adjacent capacitor devices  1  are connected in series, which can achieve the preset voltage and the preset capacitance. The two capacitor devices  1  in  FIG. 10A  are connected in series, and thus the equivalent voltage and capacitance are 4 A volts and 2 B farads. The three capacitor devices  1  in  FIG. 10B  are connected in series, and thus the equivalent voltage and capacitance are 6 A volts and 2 B farads. The four capacitor devices  1  in  FIG. 10C  are connected in series, and thus the equivalent voltage and capacitance are 8 A volts and 2 B farads. Itis obvious that the more the capacitor devices  1  are connected in series, the more significant the saving effect of utilizing the top surface and the bottom surface of the common electrode can be achieved. 
     Refer to  FIG. 11A through 11C , the capacitor devices  1  in the second embodiment are connected in series, i.e. the capacitor devices  1  are arranged linearly and connected in series. The third electrode  21  and the seventh electrode  41  of the capacitor device  1 , and the first electrode  11  and the fifth electrode  31  of another adjacent capacitor device  1  are formed integrally. In other words, the third electrode  21  and the seventh electrode  41  of the capacitor device  1 , and the first electrode  11  and the fifth electrode  31  of other adjacent capacitor device  1  are formed by the same electrode plate which is the common electrode C 5  of the two adjacent capacitor devices  1  (as shown in  FIG. 11A ). The seventh electrode  41  of the capacitor device  1  and the fifth electrode  31  of the other adjacent capacitor device  1  are formed by the same electrode plate which is the common electrode C 6  of the two adjacent capacitor devices  1  (as shown in  FIG. 11A ). Thus, the capacitor devices  1  are connected in series, which can achieve the preset voltage and the preset capacitance. The two capacitor devices  1  in  FIG. 11A  are connected in series, and thus the equivalent voltage and capacitance are 4 A volts and 2 B farads. The three capacitor devices  1  in  FIG. 11B  are connected in series, and thus the equivalent voltage and capacitance are 6 A volts and 2 B farads. The four capacitor devices  1  in  FIG. 11C  are connected in series, and thus the equivalent voltage and capacitance are 8 A volts and 2 B farads. Similarly, the more the capacitor devices  1  are connected in series, the more significant the saving effect of utilizing the top surface and the bottom surface of the common electrode can be achieved. 
     According to the descriptions of the above embodiments, compared to the prior art and the conventional product, the battery device composed of the at least one secondary battery and the capacitor device composed of the at least one capacitor in the energy storage system of the present disclosure are connected in parallel, the DC/DC converter is combined with the battery device and the capacitor device, the resistance of the equivalent series resistor is configured to be larger than that of the internal resistor, and/or the resistance of the equivalent series resistor is configured to be not less than the lower resistance limit which is calculated according to the upper current limit of the rated current range of the DC/DC converter, such that the battery cycle life of the secondary battery is increased. 
     In summary, the energy storage system of the present invention can indeed achieve the expected effect through the embodiments disclosed above, and the energy storage system has not been disclosed before the present disclosure is filed. The present disclosure has been fully complied with the requirements and regulations of the patent law, thus the present disclosure is filed accordance with the patent law, and allowance of claims of the present disclosure is respectfully requested. 
     The above-mentioned descriptions represent merely the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, without any intention to limit the scope of the present disclosure thereto. Various equivalent changes, alternations or modifications based on the claims of present disclosure are all consequently viewed as being embraced by the scope of the present disclosure.