IXYS UK reveals high power electronic capacitors
IXYS Corporation has announced that its wholly owned UK subsidiary, IXYS UK Westcode Ltd. has expanded its portfolio of capacitors for power electronics.
These include a number of new introductions to complement the firm's range of power semiconductors.
Within the portfolio are AC/DC capacitors for general use, Axial and Radial low inductance capacitors, gate turn-off thyristor (GTO) snubber low inductance capacitors, PK-16 low inductance DC capacitors, SR17 DC capacitors for traction and 3-phase AC filter capacitors.
"This expanded portfolio enables IXYS UK to fully support the design needs of our customers, providing a total solution with both semiconductor and complementary capacitors. These capacitors have a unique self-healing dielectric characteristic giving them a longer operating life over conventional designs," comments Nicholas Tarling, product engineer at IXYS UK.
The company's portfolio covers capacitance of up to 7400µF with DC voltages up to 50kV and peak current up to 34kA. IXYS UK says it can also design and supply custom made capacitors to suit any application.
Typical applications for these capacitors include line filters, energy storage, GTO and IGBT snubbers, smoothing and rectification, surge and pulse discharge, commutation, 3-phase harmonic filters and clamp circuits.