Ionic electron conductive polymer capacitor

A method to construct an electrochemical capacitor, the method comprising:

• compounding an electrolyte mixture that includes an ionically conducting polymer, a propylene carbonate, and one of an ionic salt and an ionic mixture;
• compounding a conductive polymer mixture;
• compounding carbon nanoparticles with a portion of the conductive polymer mixture to create a carbon nanoparticle-conductive polymer (CNP/CP) layer;
• creating a laminate sheet that includes two inner and two outer electrodes, the electrolyte mixture disposed between the outer electrodes and the inner electrodes, the conductive polymer mixture disposed between the inner electrodes to form a conductive polymer layer, and the CNP/CP layer disposed along an inside surface of the inner electrodes between the inner electrode and the conductive polymer layer;
• winding the laminate sheet into a roll;
• and
• coupling the inner electrodes together electrically and the outer electrodes together electrically,
• wherein, the method further comprises:
• spreading a first of the outer electrodes onto a roller;
• spreading a layer of the electrolyte mixture onto a surface of the first outer electrode through use of a doctor blading procedure;
• spreading a first of the inner electrodes onto the roller;
• calendering the first inner electrode with the electrolyte mixture coated first outer electrode to join, wherein the calendering creates a thin laminate film with an electrolyte center layer and electrode outer layers;
• and
• baking the thin laminate film.

A method to rapidly charge an electrochemical capacitor, the method comprising:

• applying a direct current bias to two sets of inner and outer electrodes such that the electrically coupled outer electrodes are negatively charged and the electrically coupled inner electrodes are positively charged;
• and
• through an electrical field created by the applied direct current bias,
• causing cations within an electrolyte mixture deposited between the outer electrodes and the inner electrodes to move toward the outer electrodes;
• causing anions within the electrolyte mixture to move toward the inner electrodes;
• one of:
• oxidizing a conductive polymer layer deposited between the inner electrodes and ionizing the conductive polymer layer deposited between the inner electrodes;
• and
• causing electrons within the conductive polymer to drift toward the inner electrodes.