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- | ====== Capacitors ====== | ||
- | {{ :wiki:aluminium_electrolytic_capacitor.jpg?nolink&200|}}===== Aluminium Electrolytic Capacitors ===== | ||
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- | === Life Expectancy === | ||
- | {{ :wiki:technical_notes_for_electrolytic_capacitors.pdf |Technical notes for electrolytic capacitors}}\\ | ||
- | {{ :wiki:jianghai_europe_reliability_of_electrolytic_capacitors.pdf |Jianghai - Reliability of electrolytic capacitors}}\\ | ||
- | {{ :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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