Tri-M Systems HE104 technical manual Filter Capacitors, Vp -p L1 ∙ frequency

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23 June 2005

HE104MAN-V8 Manual

3.5 Filter Capacitors

At 10kHz and above, the impedance of filter capacitors is essentially their effective series resistance (ESR) and this parasitic resistance limits the filtering effectiveness of the capacitors. The filter capacitors absorb the “switching ripple” current with their 100m0hm ESR that absorbs a 5A ripple current and will dissipate 2.5W of heat.

The capacitors used for filtering in the HE104 are organic semiconductor (OS-CON) capacitors. The OS-CON is an aluminium solid capacitor with organic semi-conductive electrolyte used as cathode conductive materials. The OS-CON has many advantages over the conventional electrolytic:

-Very low ESR values, less than 8 times lower for same package.

-High ripple current rating, over 4 times higher for same package.

-No degrade in operation at extended low temperatures. (ESR value of conventional electrolytics can increase 25 fold at –40C).

The life expectation for a filter capacitor is typically 2,000 to 6,000 hours @ 105C. For a conventional electrolytic capacitor the temperature acceleration coefficient = 2 for a 10C increase, while the OS- CON has a temperature acceleration coefficient = 10 for a 20C increase. For example, a capacitor rated for 2,000 hours @ 105C would have an expected life of:

For conventional electrolytic capacitor 32,000 hours (3.6 years) @ 65C 128,000 hours (14.6 years) @ 45C

For OS-CON capacitor

200,000 hours (22 years) @ 65C

2,000,000 hours (220 years) @ 45C

This means that the OS-CON has extremely longer life in practical use, even under the same warranty of 2,000 hours @ 105C.

In a buck convertor, output ripple voltage is determined by both the inductor value and the output filter capacitor (for continuous mode).

ESR Vout (1- (Vout))

Vin

Vp –p

L1 frequency

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Contents HE104 TRI-MTechnical Manual TRI-M Engineering PC/104 Vehicle Power SupplyHE104MAN-V8 Manual Preface General Description IntroductionHE104 Dimensions 1000mil=1in FeaturesModel HE104 SpecificationsIntroduction Configuration and InstallationHE104 Connectors Power ConsiderationsOutput Power Connector Bus Termination Optional Installation Onto PC104 ModulesJumper Selection 2 +5VDC Low Q/ Noise Q=quiescent PC/104 Bus Interrupts Optional Connector CN5 Pinout Connector CN6 PinoutInterrupt IRQ Selection Power Management Controller PM104 optionalPM104 Pin Number and I/O Functions Low Input Alarm10 HE104 Efficiency and Heat Dissipation Calculation Switching Regulator, +5VDC Input power protectionTheory of Operation Charge Pumps Switching regulator, +12VDCVp -p L1 ∙ frequency Filter CapacitorsRC1 RC2 RC3 RC4 RC5 ExampleAppendix 1 HE104, +5V Regulator Block Diagram HE104MAN-V8 Manual Appendix 2 Advantages of Using AC Termination Appendix 3 Installation Hints for the HE104 Power Supply Description AppendixConnections Programming Cable Sample Battery Charging Program Listing BattChrgTerm ‘Get battery charging voltageInit ‘Return to programBattChrg NoPower ‘debug nopwr pauseBattTrickle ‘debug trickle gosub ChkPwr let D1 = ChkPwrDistributed By