Aluminum Solid Capacitors with Conductive Polymer

Index　　
What is OS-CON?
Structure of OS-CON
Electrolyte of OS-CON

Features and how to use OS-CON

Frequency Characteristics
Low ESR (Impedance) Effect
Temperature Characteristics
Low Temperature Characteristics Effect
Estimated life time calculation
Endurance test
Application of OS-CON
What is OS -CON?
OS-CON?

¾ Structure of OS-CON

OS-CON resembles Aluminium Electrolytic Cap.

The biggest difference is electrolyte。

OS-CON resembles Al Electrolytic Cap.

The biggest difference is electrolyte.
OS-CON　　　　　　　 　Solid　　
　　　　　
Al Electrolytic 　 Liquid
What is OS -CON?　　
OS-CON?
¾ Electrolyte of OS-CON
･ Organic semiconductive electrolyte
･ Conductive polymer

Type of capacitors Type of electrolyte Conductivity(mS/cm)

Non-solid electrolyte cap. electrolyte solution 3

Solid electrolyte capacitor manganese dioxide 30
Organic semiconductor 300
OS-CON Conductive polymer 3,000
(approximate value)
¾ Features of the electrolyte
･ Higher conductivity compared with other electrolyte
Ultra low ESR achieved !
･ Stable high conductivity regardless of the temperature
ESR doesn’t change in low temperatures !
Features and application of OS -CON
OS-CON

Frequency characteristics
Comparison with other type of capacitors
Effect of low ESR (Impedance)
　 Comparison with Al electrolytic cap. on the DC/DC converter

Temperature characteristics
　　　 ESR change between -55 deg. C and 105 deg. C

Low temperature characteristics effect

Comparison of low temperature characteristics in the DSC.
Estimated lifetime calculation
Comparison of rules of lifetime calculation.
Endurance test
　　　 High temperature load test at 105deg.C for 5,000 hours

　 How to use OS-CON

　　　 Main application of OS-CON
Features and application of OS -CON
OS-CON

Frequency characteristics
Comparison with other type of capacitors
Effect of low ESR (Impedance)
　 Comparison with Al electrolytic cap. on the DC/DC converter

Temperature characteristics
　　　 ESR change between -55 deg. C and 105 deg. C

Low temperature characteristics effect

Comparison of low temperature characteristics in the DSC.
Estimated lifetime calculation
Comparison of rules of lifetime calculation.
Endurance test
　　　 High temperature load test at 105deg.C for 5,000 hours

　 How to use OS-CON

　　　 Main application of OS-CON
Features　--Frequency Characteristics--　　
Frequency Characteristics

¾ Comparison with other type of capacitors

OS-CON
Capacity : about 1/20
Volume : about 1/15

OS-CON
Low impedance
Features and application of OS -CON
OS-CON

Frequency characteristics
Comparison with other type of capacitors
Effect of low ESR (Impedance)
　 Comparison with Al electrolytic cap. on the DC/DC converter

Temperature characteristics
　　　 ESR change between -55 deg. C and 105 deg. C

Low temperature characteristics effect

Comparison of low temperature characteristics in the DSC.
Estimated lifetime calculation
Comparison of rules of lifetime calculation.
Endurance test
　　　 High temperature load test at 105deg.C for 5,000 hours

　 How to use OS-CON

　　　 Main application of OS-CON
Features　--Effect ESR--　　
Effect of Low ESR

¾ DC/DC converter

Condition
V ripple
・SW Frequency (fosc) : 200kHz
ESR <
・Input Voltage (Vin) : 5V V -V V 1
・Output Voltage (Vout) : 3.3V in out out
x x
・Output ripple voltage (Vripple) : 20mV L Vin fosc
・Output current (Iout) : 3.2A
・Inductance (L) : 10uH < 35 . 7 mOhm

Selected capacitors
z OS-CON Î 6SVP100M 1 pce.
Φ6.3mm x L6mm， ESR = 32mOhm
z Aluminium Electrolytic Capacitor Î 6V/680uF 3 pcs.
Φ10mm x L8mm， ESR = 128mOhm/pce.　　Total ESR = 43mOhm
　　
Features 　--Effect ESR--　　
Effect of Low ESR

¾ Replacement of Al Electrolytic Cap. to low ESR OS-CON

Output ripple voltage About 20ｍV

OS-CON
Inductor current
Downsizing!
Input ripple current
6SVP100M 1pcs.

Al-Cap. Output ripple voltage

About 20ｍV

Inductor current

Input ripple current

6V/680uF 3pcs.
Features and application of OS -CON
OS-CON

Frequency characteristics
Comparison with other type of capacitors
Effect of low ESR (Impedance)
　 Comparison with Al electrolytic cap. on the DC/DC converter

Temperature characteristics
　　　 ESR change between -55 deg. C and 105 deg. C

Low temperature characteristics effect

Comparison of low temperature characteristics in the DSC.
Estimated lifetime calculation
Comparison of rules of lifetime calculation.
Endurance test
　　　 High temperature load test at 105deg.C for 5,000 hours

　 How to use OS-CON

　　　 Main application of OS-CON
Features　-Temperature Characteristics
Characteristics--

¾ Temperature Characteristics　（-55deg.C～105deg.C）
100
Al-Cap.
Ta-Cap.
MLCC(B)
10
MLCC(E)
OS-
OS-CON SVP series
1
ESR (Ω)

0.1

0.01

0.001
-55 -45 -35 -25 -15 -5 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105
温度（℃）

OS-CON’s ESR does not change with the temperature!

　 -CON is suitable for outdoor equipments.
OS
Features and application of OS -CON
OS-CON

Frequency characteristics
Comparison with other type of capacitors
Effect of low ESR (Impedance)
　 Comparison with Al electrolytic cap. on the DC/DC converter

Temperature characteristics
　　　 ESR change between -55 deg. C and 105 deg. C

Low temperature characteristics effect

Comparison of low temperature characteristics in the DSC.
Estimated lifetime calculation
Comparison of rules of lifetime calculation.
Endurance test
　　　 High temperature load test at 105deg.C for 5,000 hours

　 How to use OS-CON

　　　 Main application of OS-CON
Features　--Low effect--　　
Low temperature effect

¾ A DSC with OS-CON and Al Electrolytic Capacitors

OS-CON Al-Cap
10SL47M(2pcs.) 10V/330uF(2pcs.)
Φ6.3mm x L5.0mm Φ6.3mm x L11.0mm
Features　--Low effect--　　　　
Low temperature effect

OS-CON
25deg.C 0deg.C -20deg.C

Al-Cap.

25deg.C 0deg.C -20deg.C

★Pictures of DSC with OS-CON is clear from -20 deg. C to 25 deg. C. ,

while picture of DSC with Al-cap is blurred at low temperature.
Regarding OS-CON, the characteristic deterioration at low
temperature isn’t needed to consider at low temperature.
Features and application of OS -CON
OS-CON

Frequency characteristics
Comparison with other type of capacitors
Effect of low ESR (Impedance)
　 Comparison with Al electrolytic cap. on the DC/DC converter

Temperature characteristics
　　　 ESR change between -55 deg. C and 105 deg. C

Low temperature characteristics effect

Comparison of low temperature characteristics in the DSC.
Estimated lifetime calculation
Comparison of rules of lifetime calculation.
Endurance test
　　　 High temperature load test at 105deg.C for 5,000 hours

　 How to use OS-CON

　　　 Main application of OS-CON
Features　--Estimated lifetime--　　
Estimated lifetime

¾ Lifetime calculation Al-Cap

2,000 h 10 deg.C reduction

105 deg.C OS-CON
2,000 h Arrhenius’s law
Al-Cap.
6,300 h
95 deg.C 4,000 h Twice longer
20,000 h
85 deg.C 8,000 h
63,000 h OS-CON
75 deg.C
16,000h

To -Tx
20 deg.C reduction
Lx ＝ Lo×10 20 Estimated lifetime
calculation
¾ Lx: Life expectance (h) in actual use (temperature Tx)
¾ Lo: Guaranteed (h) at maximum temperature in use 10 times longer
¾ To: Maximum operating temperature
¾ Tx: Temperature in actual use (Ambient temperature of OS-CON）
Features and application of OS -CON
OS-CON

Frequency characteristics
Comparison with other type of capacitors
Effect of low ESR (Impedance)
　 Comparison with Al electrolytic cap. on the DC/DC converter

Temperature characteristics
　　　 ESR change between -55 deg. C and 105 deg. C

Low temperature characteristics effect

Comparison of low temperature characteristics in the DSC.
Estimated lifetime calculation
Comparison of rules of lifetime calculation.
Endurance test
　　　 High temperature load test at 105deg.C for 5,000 hours

　 How to use OS-CON

　　　 Main application of OS-CON
Features --Endurance test--　　
Endurance test

¾ Endurance　（105 deg.C, 20V, 5000Hr）

Model
Model::20SVP33M
20SVP33M(E7(E7size)
size)
Q’ty
Q’ty::nn==20pcs.
20pcs.
Condition Not dry up !!!
Condition:105
:105deg.C
deg.Cxx20V
20Vxx5000h
5000h

20

10
Change in Capacitance[%]

-10

-20
　　　　　
　　　　　 Average
Average
-30 Maximum
Maximum
-40 Minimum
Minimum
-50
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
Time (h)
Features and application of OS -CON
OS-CON

Frequency characteristics
Comparison with other type of capacitors
Effect of low ESR (Impedance)
　 Comparison with Al electrolytic cap. on the DC/DC converter

Temperature characteristics
　　　 ESR change between -55 deg. C and 105 deg. C

Low temperature characteristics effect

Comparison of low temperature characteristics in the DSC.
Estimated lifetime calculation
Comparison of rules of lifetime calculation.
Endurance test
　　　 High temperature load test at 105deg.C for 5,000 hours

　 How to use OS-CON

　　　 Main application of OS-CON
Application of OS-CON　　
OS-CON

¾ Main usage example of OS-CON Vin Vout

As smoothing usage for power supply

As back-up usage IC

As by-pass usage

For low-pass filter circuits

Thank you for
your attention.