Smart capacitor heat consumption chart

How to measure the heat-generation characteristics of a capacitor?

2. Heat-generation characteristics of capacitors In order to measure the heat-generation characteristics of a capacitor, the capacitor temperature must be measured in the condition with heat dissipation from the surface due to convection and radiation and heat dissipation due to heat transfer via the jig minimized.

Why do capacitors consume a lot of power?

However, in applications (switching power supply smoothing, high-frequency power amplifier output coupling, etc.) where large currents also flow in capacitors, the power consumption due to the loss component of the capacitors can increase to the point that heat generation by the capacitors cannot be ignored.

How does heat dissipation affect a capacitor?

1. Capacitor heat generation As electronic devices become smaller and lighter in weight, the component mounting density increases, with the result that heat dissipation performance decreases, causing the device temperature to rise easily.

How do you measure a capacitor surface temperature?

The current at that time is observed using the current probe, and the capacitor voltage is observed using the voltage probe. At the same time, the capacitor surface temperature is observed using an infrared thermometer to clarify the relationship between the current and voltage and the surface temperature.

How do I scale a capacitor correctly?

In order to scale a capacitor correctly for a particular application, the permisible ambient tempera-ture has to be determined. This can be taken from the diagram “Permissible ambient temperature TA vs total power dissipation P” after calculating the power dissipation (see individual data sheets).

How do you measure a high dielectric constant-type capacitor?

In addition, when measuring a high dielectric constant-type capacitor with a nonlinear dielectric constant vs voltage, the AC current and AC voltage applied to the capacitor must be observed simultaneously.