New hybrid capacitors series optimises designs for performance

Hybrid capacitors from Panasonic Automotive and Industrial Systems Europe, combining the advantages of electrolytic capacitors with those of solid polymer capacitors, have established themselves as reliable and versatile solutions in automotive and industrial applications alike. Hybrid technology offers low leakage current and long life in combination with low ESR (20mohm) in miniature case sizes. The capacitors are ultra-high-temperature capacitors that have an endurance of 2,000 hours at 145C. The surface-mount conductive polymer hybrid components offer a nominal capacitance range of 33µF up to 330µF, at voltage ranges from 25VDC up to 63VDC, and feature an operating temperature range of -55C up to 145C, as well as low ESR and high ripple current. The products are AEC-Q200 compliant, can endure high humidity conditions rated at 85C/90% - 2,000h while offering tiered ripple current ratings at 135C and 145C. Comments Andreas Lapucha, European product manager for polymer capacitors at Panasonic: “Our new Hybrid Capacitors are ideal for a broad spectrum of applications including input/output filtering in power converters and voltage regulators, power and battery decoupling and clock circuitry. Their endurance and low ESR makes them ideal for use in automotive applications, servers, base stations and industrial PCs, yet they are small enough for wireless and IoT designs.”