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Crosslinked electrolyte capacitors and methods of making the same

US5146391A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 3, 1989
Grant dateSep 8, 1992
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Expiry dateNov 3, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/13
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Compact leak-proof electrolytic capacitors including, between the anode and the cathode, an ultrathin layer of a solid electrolyte, are disclosed. The solid electrolyte comprises a solid solution of (a) an alkali metal salt, a transition metal salt, an ammonium salt, an organic ammonium salt, a zinc salt, a cadmium salt, a mercury salt or a thallium salt of (b) a monbasic, dibasic or tribasic acid other than a haloid acid (c) in a polymer of high solvation power. Preferred salts are the tetrafluoroborates and hexafluoroglutarates of sodium and potassium, and the preferred polymer is a blend of polyethylene oxide with a siloxane-alkylene oxide copolymer. Crosslinking of the polymer is accomplished by using an agent which may be a di -, tri, or polyisocyanate, a multifunctional reagent which is an analogue of the compound to be crosslinked or di - and multifunctional acids, or di - and multifunctional amines. Methods of making such capacitors are also disclosed. Rolled solid electrolyte capacitors of this type are characterized by low volume, absence of electrolyte leakage, and minimum dielectric deformation, and are capable of delivering intense bursts of current on demand, thereby …

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