Conductive polymer capacitors

What are conductive polymer capacitors?

 

Conductive polymer capacitors have lower ESR (see below) than aluminum electrolytic capacitors and are characterized by greater stability with regard to temperature variations. In addition, they offer excellent stability of capacitance relative to DC bias. Measurement conditions are defined by IEC standards 60384-25-1 and include measurements of equivalent series resistance (ESR) and the tangent D (tanδ) of the loss angle.

 

Setting example of measurement conditions


*Otherwise, default settings are used.
*The above settings apply to an example measurement. Since optimal conditions vary with the measurement target, specific settings should be determined by the instrument operator.

IEC 60384-25-1 Surface mount fixed aluminium electrolytic capacitors with conductive polymer solid electrolyte   

*1 The measurement voltage (i.e., the voltage applied to the sample) is the voltage obtained by dividing the open-terminal voltage by the output resistance and the sample.   
*1 The measurement voltage (i.e., the voltage applied to the sample) can be calculated based on the open-terminal voltage, the output resistance, and the sample’s impedance.
*2 DC bias need not be applied.

 

 

Low impedance high accuracy mode

In low impedance high accuracy mode, the instrument’s output resistance is reduced, and the measurement current is applied repeatedly for increased measurement precision. When measuring a capacitor with a high capacitance of greater than 100μF (and therefore low impedance), low-impedance high-precision mode yields more stable measurement. The graph below compares repeatability when using the IM3570 to make measurements with low-impedance high-precision mode enabled and disabled (100kHz, 1Ω range, 1V).
*The conditions under which low-impedance high-precision mode can be enabled vary with the instrument model. Please refer to the user’s manual of the instrument you are using.

 

 

 

 

 

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Equivalent circuit analysis function

The instrument’s equivalent circuit analysis function can be used to analyze the L, C, and R elements that make up the component separately. In the following figure, a conductive polymer capacitor’s ESR and ESL are measured using the IM3570 and IM9000:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuous measurement mode


The IM35xx series’ continuous measurement mode can be used to make continuous measurements while varying settings (frequency and level). In the following example, continuous Cs-D (120 Hz) and ESR (100 kHz) measurements are performed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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