Polypropylene Film
Capacitors for Power
Semiconductor Circuits
PPA
• High Voltage
• High current
• High Pulse Current Applications
• Snubber Capacitor for Energy Conversion
in Power semiconductor Circuits
• SMPS
• Induction heaters
Operating Temperature
Range
-40˚C to +85˚C
Capacitance Tolerance
+/- 10% at 1kHz, 20˚C
VDC
SVDC
VAC
700
1000
380
850
1200
450
1000
1400
480
1200
1600
500
1500
2000
575
2000
2400
630
2500
3000
700
3000
3500
750
Rated Voltage
C≤1µF
.05%
C>1µF
.06%
Freq (kHz)
1
Dissipation Factor
(max) at 20˚C.
Insulation Resistance
@20˚C(<70% RH)
for 1 minute at 100VDC
> 30,000MΩ x µF. Not to exceed 30,000MΩ
Dielectric Strength
200% of rated VDC for 10 seconds at 20°C between leads
3KV at 60Hz for 60 seconds between leads and case.
Self inductance
Capacitance drift
<1nH/mm of body length and lead wire length.
<1.0% up to 40˚C after 2 years
Temperature Coefficient
-200ppm/˚C +/- 100ppm/˚C
Life Expectancy
Capacitance change (typical) -3%
≥30000 hours @VAC at 70°C
≥100,000 hours @WVDC at 70°C
Failure rate
Dielectric
300/billion component hours
Polypropylene
Electrodes
Vacuum deposited metal layers
Construction
Extended double metallized carrier film with internal series
connections and metallized film
Leads
Tinned copper leads.
Coating
Flame retardant polyester tape wrap (UL510)
with epoxy end seals (UL94 V-0)
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