Packaged hybrid capacitor
US6721170B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/13
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A packaged hybrid capacitor according to the invention includes a metal cup having a bottom wall with a periphery and an upstanding sidewall at the periphery and surrounding the bottom wall; a first capacitor electrode located within the sidewall and on the bottom wall of the metal cup; an endless electrically insulating plastic sealing member having a base and an outer wall upstanding from the base, disposed within the metal cup, the outer wall having a shape and size fitting within the cup, adjacent the sidewall of the cup; a metal cover including a top wall and a peripheral skirt extending from and surrounding the top wall and inclined relative the top wall toward an inside surface of the metal cover; a second capacitor electrode on the inside surface of the top wall; a separator disposed between the first and second electrodes; and an electrolyte within the capacitor and in contact with the first and second capacitor electrodes, wherein the sidewall of the metal cup bears against the peripheral skirt, with the outer wall of the sealing member interposed between the sidewall and the peripheral skirt, sealing the packaged hybrid capacitor and electrically insulating the metal cup…
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