Panasonic introduces new aluminium electrolytic capacitor for automotive ECUs

Panasonic Corporation, which develops diverse electronics technologies and solutions for customers in the consumer electronics, housing, and automotive, announced that it has commercialized an anti-vibration, surface-mounted conductive-polymer hybrid aluminium electrolytic capacitor. The new capacitors are suitable for use in power circuits for automotive electric control units (ECUs) employed in hybrid electric vehicles, electric vehicles, and gasoline-powered vehicles.

“With the growing demand for eco-friendly cars, energy efficiency and the need to comply with environmental regulation, more ECUs are being employed in cars,” according to company’s press release.

“The company launches the industry's first surface-mounted conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitor which is only 6.3 mm in diameter and achieves resistivity of 30G high vibration acceleration.”

New conductive-polymer hybrid aluminium electrolytic capacitor has the following features:

• The newly developed capacitor withstands the vibration acceleration of 30G. The conventional capacitor withstands vibration acceleration is 10G to the same aluminium electrolytic capacitor.
• The capacitor renders unnecessary the anti-vibration techniques that are conventionally part of the board mounting process, thus allowing customers to streamline their production processes.
• The capacitor benefits from Panasonic's unique auxiliary terminal structure, which offers highly reliable soldering properties.