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EBU/EBT

Aluminum Capacitors

Axial Non-Polar Capacitor Styles

Vishay Roederstein

LIFETIME TABLE - EBU Style

I

User current [A]

L

Lifetime multiplier

INTERRELATION BETWEEN ALTERNATING CURRENT, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND LIFETIME

SURFACE

TEMPERATURE

RISE

FREQUENCY [Hz]

50

100

250

500

1000

> 2500

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

0.19

0.20

0.21

0.22

0.22

0.23

0.1

37

26

19

13

9.3

6.6

4.7

3.3

2.33

1.65

0.37

0.40

0.42

0.43

0.45

0.47

0.5

35

25

18

12

8.8

6.2

4.4

3.1

2.19

1.55

0.56

0.60

0.63

0.65

0.67

0.70

1.2

32

22

16

11

7.9

5.6

3.9

2.8

1.97

1.39

0.75

0.80

0.84

0.86

0.89

0.93

2.1

27

19

14

9.6

6.8

4.8

3.4

2.4

1.71

1.21

0.93

1.00

1.05

1.08

1.11

1.16

3.3

23

16

11

8.0

5.7

4.0

2.8

2.0

1.41

1.00

1.12

1.20

1.26

1.29

1.34

1.40

4.8

18

13

9.0

6.4

4.5

3.2

2.3

1.6

1.31

1.40

1.47

1.51

1.56

1.63

6.5

14

9.7

6.9

4.9

3.4

2.4

1.7

1.49

1.60

1.68

1.73

1.78

1.86

8.4

10

7.1

5.0

3.6

2.5

1.8

combination

1.68

1.80

1.89

1.94

2.00

2.09

11

7.1

5.0

3.5

2.5

not

1.86

2.00

2.10

2.16

2.23

2.33

13

4.8

3.4

permitted

2.05

2.20

2.31

2.37

2.45

2.56

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3.1

ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL DATA - EBU AND EBT

PARAMETER

CONDITIONS

VALUE

Current

Leakage current

Resistance

Equivalent series resistance (ESR)

Calculated from tan

δ

max.

ESR = tan

δ/2 πf C

R