Devices Offer High Ripple Current to 2.80 A Over Full Lifetime for Solar Inverter and Industrial Motor Control Applications
MALVERN, Pa. — Dec. 19, 2013 —Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced that it has extended its 159 PUL-SI series of snap-in power aluminum capacitors to a high rated voltage of 500 V at +105 °C. Designed for solar PV inverters, industrial motor controls, and power supplies, the enhanced devices feature a long useful life, high ripple current to 2.80 A and +105 °C, and max. ESR down to 150 m Ω at 100 Hz.
Featuring a cylindrical aluminum case with a pressure relief valve, insulated with a blue sleeve, the new Vishay BCcomponents snap-in capacitors released today are available in a variety of case sizes ranging from 22 x 25 mm to 35 x 60 mm. At 500 V, the devices feature a maximum operating temperature to +105 °C and useful life of >3000 hours.
As polarized aluminum electrolytic capacitors with a non-solid electrolyte, the 159 PUL-SI series devices are ideally suited for smoothing, filtering, and energy storage in pulsed power applications. The capacitors are also available in a keyed polarity snap-in version.
Device Specification Table:
| Case size (D x L in mm) | 22 x 25 to 35 x 60 | ||
| Capacitance range | 56 µF to 1800 µF | ||
| Tolerance | ± 20 % | ||
| Ripple current at 120 Hz and + 105 °C | 0.48 A to 2.80 A | ||
| Rated voltage | 200 V to 450 V | 500 V | |
| Category temperature range | -25 °C to +105 °C | ||
| Useful life at +105 °C | 5000 hours | 3000 hours | |
| Max. ESR at 100 Hz | 150 m Ω to 3200 m Ω | ||
| Max. impedance at 10 kHz | 130 m Ω to 1950 m Ω | ||
| Sectional specification | IEC 60384-4/EN130300 | ||
| Climatic category IEC 60068 | 25/105/56 | ||
Samples and production quantities of the 159 PUL-SI series capacitors are available now, with lead times of 10 to 12 weeks.
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a Fortune 1000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH), is one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, MOSFETs, and infrared optoelectronics) and passive electronic components (resistors, inductors, and capacitors). These components are used in virtually all types of electronic devices and equipment, in the industrial, computing, automotive, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, power supplies, and medical markets. Vishay’s product innovations, successful acquisition strategy, and "one-stop shop" service have made it a global industry leader. Vishay can be found on the Internet at www.vishay.com.
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