Determination of the Shelf Life of Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors.

The aluminum electrolytic capacitor is used extensively in the electric utility industry. A factor limiting the storage of spare capacitors is the integrity of the aluminum oxide dielectric, which over time breaks down contributing to a shelf life currently estimated at one nuclear power electric generating station to be approximately five years. This project examined the electrical characteristics of naturally aged capacitors of several different styles to determine if design parameters were still within limits. Additionally, the effectiveness of a technique known as “Reforming” was examined to determine its impact on those characteristics.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2002

Author dc:creator

• Wynne, Edward McFaddin

Contributors dc:contributor

• Plummer, Mitty C.
• Foster, Phillip R.
• Johnson, J. Lynn
• Slaughter, Lee T.

• Electrolytic capacitors.
• natural aging
• capacitor
• aluminum electrolytic
• shelf life
• reforming

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• Public
• Copyright
• Wynne, Edward McFaddin
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 54861431
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