Submitted by Buford12 t3_10hy80k in askscience
MiffedMouse t1_j5m18e7 wrote
Reply to comment by dbx999 in What is the difference between a battery and a capacitor? by Buford12
It is a question of timescales. Capacitors are typically used to “smooth out” power over timescales of nanoseconds to seconds (super capacitors can sometimes go up to minutes or hours). Batteries can smooth out power over timescales of minutes to years.
Batteries are also better at “clamping” to a certain voltage, while capacitor voltage is typically more variable.
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