IP Library Granted Patent US 11,404,221
Granted Patent B2
US 11,404,221 · App. 16/762,346 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Electrolytic capacitor module, filter circuit and power converter

Inventor: Atsushi Yoshida (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION
H01G9/055H01G9/26H02M1/14H02M7/5387H02P27/06
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Patent No.
US 11,404,221
App. No.
16/762,346
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrolytic capacitor module includes at least two types of electrolytic capacitors ( 4 - 1, 4 - 2 ) having etching pits in electrode foils. The at least two types of electrolytic capacitors ( 4 - 1, 4 - 2 ) are different in length of the etching pits and are connected in parallel. The number of electrolytic capacitors to be mounted is the same or different. The electrolytic capacitors ( 4 - 1, 4 - 2 ) are each an electrolytic capacitor with an etching pit length of 27 [μm] or less or an electrolytic capacitor with an etching pit length over 27 [μm]. Such a configuration enhances performance of the electrolytic capacitors in a high-frequency region, keeps a rate of decrease in capacitance low in the high-frequency region, and enhances a ripple current capability in the high-frequency region.

Claims (18)

1. An electrolytic capacitor module comprising at least two types of electrolytic capacitors with different etching pit lengths of tunnel-like etching pits, wherein the electrolytic capacitors are connected in parallel, wherein

the at least two types of electrolytic capacitors each include a capacitor element with a wound electrode foil and an electrolyte consisting of a liquid electrolytic solution,

a first type electrolytic capacitor is an electrolytic capacitor with an etching pit length of 27 [μm] or less, and

a second type electrolytic capacitor is an electrolytic capacitor with an etching pit length over 27 [μm],

an electrode foil of the first type electrolytic capacitor is thinner than an electrode foil of the second type electrolytic capacitor, and

a number of windings of the electrode foil of the first type electrolytic capacitor is larger than a number of windings of the electrode foil of the second type electrolytic capacitor.

2. A filter circuit comprising an electrolytic capacitor module that includes at least two types of electrolytic capacitors with different etching pit lengths of tunnel-like etching pits, wherein the electrolytic capacitors are connected in parallel, wherein

the at least two types of electrolytic capacitors each include a capacitor element with a wound electrode foil and an electrolyte consisting of a liquid electrolytic solution,

a first type electrolytic capacitor is an electrolytic capacitor with an etching pit length of 27 [μm] or less, and

a second type electrolytic capacitor is an electrolytic capacitor with an etching pit length over 27 [μm],

an electrode foil of the first type electrolytic capacitor is thinner than an electrode foil of the second type electrolytic capacitor, and

a number of windings of the electrode foil of the first type electrolytic capacitor is larger than a number of windings of the electrode foil of the second type electrolytic capacitor.

3. A power converter comprising a filter circuit provided with an electrolytic capacitor module that includes at least two types of electrolytic capacitors with different etching pit lengths of tunnel-like etching pits, wherein the electrolytic capacitors are connected in parallel, wherein

the at least two types of electrolytic capacitors each include a capacitor element with a wound electrode foil and an electrolyte consisting of a liquid electrolytic solution,

a first type electrolytic capacitor is an electrolytic capacitor with an etching pit length of 27 [μm] or less, and

a second type electrolytic capacitor is an electrolytic capacitor with an etching pit length over 27 [μm],

an electrode foil of the first type electrolytic capacitor is thinner than an electrode foil of the second type electrolytic capacitor, and

a number of windings of the electrode foil of the first type electrolytic capacitor is larger than a number of windings of the electrode foil of the second type electrolytic capacitor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2020
From: YOSHIDA, ATSUSHI
To: NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-224889 · Nov 22, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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