Shield Capacitors.
These would store a charge to power up 1 shield generator in 5 seconds. They recharge at 1/2 the normal shield rate.
Tech lines -
Storage Capacity: Affects the number of shields powered.
Shield Recharge Rate: Affects the capacitor's recharge.
Possibly allow them to be armored also.
Very interesting idea. Allows you to get your shields up quickly in an emergency with the disadvantage that they will take up internal space. In addition, I don't think they would be allowed to charge while the shields were active or they could effectively be used as additional shields. Perhaps they way they would work would be that any capacitor energy was transferred straight into the shields when the shields were activated and the capacitors would automatically start recharging once the shields were deactivated. How does that sound?
Steve