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-====== Capacitors ====== 
-{{ :​wiki:​aluminium_electrolytic_capacitor.jpg?​nolink&​200|}}===== Aluminium Electrolytic Capacitors ===== 
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-=== Life Expectancy === 
-{{ :​wiki:​elnareliabilityalumeleccaps.pdf |Illinois Capacitor - Reliability}}\\ 
-{{ :​wiki:​reliability_of_capacitors_general.pdf |Reliability of CDE Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors}}\\ 
-{{ :​wiki:​reliability_of_cde_aluminum_electrolytic_capacitors.pdf |ELNA - Reliability of Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors}} 
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-The life expectancy of aluminium electrolytic capacitors is related to their operating conditions, mainly temperature and voltage. 
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-Usualy life expectancies are rated at maximum operating temperatures,​ i.e. the operation time by which the capacity has changed by 20-25% or the ESR (equivalent series resistance) has risen to twice the initial limit (200%). 
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-As a rule of thumb, for every 10°C below the maximum rated temperature,​ the life expectancy can be doubled. However, due to less than perfect sealing materials, a maximum life expectency of 15 years is usualy the limit (about 130'​000 hours). 
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-=== Example Life Expectancy Calculation:​ === 
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-Assume the following aluminium electrolytic capacitor:​\\ 
-Maximum operating temperature:​ 105°C\\ 
-Rated life expectancy: 10'​000h (@105°C) 
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-At an actual operating temperature of 80°C we would operate 25°C below the maximum rated temperature and therefore more than quadruple its life expectancy. When expressing the rule of thumb as a formula we would get: 
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-**Actual life expectancy = Rated life expectancy * 1.0717734^(Max. operating temperature - Actual operating temperature)** 
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-So we would get: 10'​000h * 1.0717734^(105°C-85°C) = __56'​569h__ 
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-(The constant 1.0717734.. comes from the relation of doubling the life expectancy for every 10°C below max. operating temperature:​\\ 
-1.0717734 = root base 10 of 2) 
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