Date: 20/02/2011

33 000µF Aluminum caps with screw terminal can work 5000 Hours at +105°C

Vishay Intertechnology has announced a new series of screw-terminal power aluminum capacitors with a long useful life of 5000 hours at +105°C and high rated ripple current to 34.8 A at +105°C in 11 case sizes ranging from 35 mm by 60 mm to 90 mm by 220 mm.

Featuring a cylindrical aluminum case insulated with a blue sleeve and pressure relief in their sealing disc, the new 104 PHL-ST capacitors feature high capacitance/voltage combinations, including 6800µF at 450 V and 33 000µF at 200V, both in the large 90 mm by 220 mm case size.

The devices are available with 8 mm M5 high-post terminals, or 13 mm M6 low-post terminals. The capacitors are compliant to RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC, and are available in standard or bolt nut versions.

As polarized aluminum electrolytic capacitors with a non-solid electrolyte, the 104 PHL-ST devices are ideally suited for DC link capacitors in high-power switched mode converters and energy storage in pulsed power applications. End products include transport, medical, and industrial equipment, UPS devices, welding devices, single- and three-phase motor controls, and solar and wind inverters.

Device Specification Table:Case size (D x L in mm) 35 x 60 to 90 x 220
Capacitance range 150 µF to 33 000 µF
Tolerance ± 20 %
Ripple current 1.5 A to 34.8 A
Rated voltage range 200 V to 450 V
Temperature range - 40 °C to + 105 °C
Useful life at + 105 °C 5000 hours
Shelf life at 0 V, + 105 °C 1000 hours
Sectional specification IEC 60384-4/EN130300
Climatic category IEC 60068 40/105/56


Samples and production quantities of the 104 PHL-ST capacitors are available now, with lead times of 12 weeks.