Capacitor oil having excellent properties in wide temperature range
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a capacitor oil that can maintain breakdown voltage at a high level in a wide temperature range of −50° C. to 30° C., extremely unlikely precipitates as crystals in particular at −50° C. and thus has excellent properties both at normal temperature and a lower temperature. The capacitor oil of the present invention comprises 1,1-diphenylethane and benzyltoluene, wherein the mass ratio of 1,1-diphenylethane to benzyltoluene is 0.8 to 2.0, the total amount of the ortho-isomer and para-isomer in the benzyltoluene is 90 percent by mass or less, and the composition has a 40° C. kinematic viscosity of 3.00 mm 2 /s or lower.
1. A capacitor oil comprising 1,1-diphenylethane and benzyltoluene, wherein the mass ratio of 1,1-diphenylethane to benzyltoluene is 0.8 to 2.0, the total amount of the ortho-isomer and para-isomer in the benzyltoluene is 90 percent by mass or less and more than 72 percent by mass, and the oil has a 40° C. kinematic viscosity of 3.00 mm 2 /s or lower.
2. The capacitor oil according to claim 1 further comprising an epoxy compound in an amount of 0.01 to 1.0 percent by mass.
3. The capacitor oil according to claim 1 wherein the chlorine content is 1 ppm by mass or less.
4. A capacitor comprising a dielectric impregnated with the capacitor oil according to claim 1 and at least partially composed of a polypropylene film.
5. The capacitor oil according to claim 2 wherein the chlorine content is 1 ppm by mass or less.
6. A capacitor comprising a dielectric impregnated with the capacitor oil according to claim 2 and at least partially composed of a polypropylene film.
7. A capacitor comprising a dielectric impregnated with the capacitor oil according to claim 3 and at least partially composed of a polypropylene film.
8. The capacitor oil according to claim 1 wherein the oil has breakdown voltages of 100V/μm or higher at −50° C. and 140V/μm or higher at −30° C.
9. The capacitor oil according to claim 2 wherein the oil has breakdown voltages of 100V/μm or higher at −50° C. and 140V/μm or higher at −30° C.
10. The capacitor oil according to claim 3 wherein the oil has breakdown voltages of 100V/μm or higher at −50° C. and 140V/μm or higher at −30° C.
11. A capacitor comprising a dielectric impregnated with the capacitor oil according to claim 8 and at least partially composed of a polypropylene film.
12. A capacitor comprising a dielectric impregnated with the capacitor oil according to claim 9 and at least partially composed of a polypropylene film.
13. A capacitor comprising a dielectric impregnated with the capacitor oil according to claim 10 and at least partially composed of a polypropylene film.
14. The capacitor oil according to claim 1 wherein the oil has a 40° C. kinematic viscosity of 2.66 mm 2 /s or higher.
15. The capacitor oil according to claim 1 wherein the oil has a crystal precipitation temperature of −50° C. or lower.
16. A capacitor oil comprising 1,1-diphenylethane and benzyltoluene, wherein the mass ratio of 1,1-diphenylethane to benzyltoluene is 0.8 to 2.0, the total amount of the ortho-isomer and para-isomer in the benzyltoluene is 90 percent by mass or less and the oil has a 40° C. kinematic viscosity of 2.66 to 3.00 mm 2 /s and a crystal precipitation temperature of −50° C. or lower.
17. The capacitor oil according to claim 16 further comprising an epoxy compound in an amount of 0.01 to 1.0 percent by mass.
18. The capacitor oil according to claim 16 wherein the chlorine content is 1 ppm by mass or less.
19. A capacitor comprising a dielectric impregnated with the capacitor oil according to claim 16 and at least partially composed of a polypropylene film.