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Four-terminal capacitor

US6185091A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 1999
Grant dateFeb 6, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01G9/15
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Anodic valve metal foils, roughened and provided with dielectric layers, and collector metal foils (metal foils for collector) are laminated alternately to cross with cathodic electroconductive polymer layers therebetween. Anodic terminals and cathodic terminals are connected with the respective ends of the metal foils. For the anodic valve metal foils, an aluminum foil whose internal is an unroughened bulk metal layer is used. The collector metal foil is selected from the group consisting of an Al foil similar to the anodic valve metal foil, an Ni foil, a Cu foil, and an aluminum foil including carbon. As a result, a four-terminal capacitor to provide high capacitance, low impedance, high current-carrying capacity and less heat generation, as well as low ESR and low ESL, is obtained.

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