Title :
Select the right plastic film capacitor for your power electronic applications
Author_Institution :
ASC Capacitors, Ogallala, NE, USA
Abstract :
This presentation assists the power electronic designer in selecting the correct plastic film capacitor for a particular application. It reviews the critical characteristics of the capacitors utilized in most power electronic applications. It presents why polypropylene is the dielectric of choice and which winding construction is most appropriate for a specific application. It also provides several termination methods which improve the capacitor´s dV/dT, current carrying and reliability parameters
Keywords :
polymer films; power capacitors; power electronics; reliability; windings; ampacity; critical characteristics; dV/dT; plastic film capacitors; polypropylene dielectric; power electronics design; reliability parameters; selection guidelines; termination methods; winding construction; Capacitance; Dielectric films; Dielectric losses; Frequency; Metallization; Paramagnetic resonance; Plastic films; Power capacitors; Power electronics; Temperature distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 1996. Thirty-First IAS Annual Meeting, IAS '96., Conference Record of the 1996 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3544-9
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1996.559237
