Metallized Paper Capacitor

Japanese: 金属化紙コンデンサー - きんぞくかしこんでんさー
Metallized Paper Capacitor

A type of capacitor (electrical storage device) used in electrical circuits. Also known as MP (short for metallized paper) capacitors, these are made by applying a thin layer of lacquer to 8-15 micrometer thick capacitor paper, then vacuum-depositing metals such as nickel, aluminum, and zinc, then rolling up two sheets of the paper and impregnating them with an impregnating agent. The capacitance is 0.1 microfarads to 100 microfarads. Because the electrodes are vapor-deposited films, the volume is less than one-third that of conventional paper capacitors. Even if the metallized paper experiences insulation breakdown for some reason, when a hole is made in the metallized paper by the heat from a short circuit current, the nearby vapor-deposited electrodes also dissipate, and the insulation is instantly restored, providing a self-healing effect.

[Tadashi Fukino]

[Reference] | Paper Capacitor | Capacitor

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Japanese:

電気回路に使用するコンデンサー(蓄電器)の一種。MP(metallized paperの略称)コンデンサーともよばれ、厚さ8~15マイクロメートルのコンデンサー紙にラッカーを薄く塗布したのち、ニッケル、アルミニウム、亜鉛などの金属を真空蒸着したものを、2枚重ねて巻き込み、含浸剤を含ませてある。静電容量は、0.1マイクロファラド~100マイクロファラドである。電極が蒸着膜であるため、従来の紙コンデンサーに比べ、容積は3分の1以下ですむ。金属化紙がなんらかの原因で絶縁破壊をおこしても、短絡電流による熱で金属化紙に孔(あな)があくと、その近くの蒸着電極も消散し、一瞬のうちに絶縁が回復する自己回復作用がある。

[吹野 正]

[参照項目] | 紙コンデンサー | コンデンサー

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