MMKP 386
Vishay BCcomponents AC and Pulse Double Metallized Polypropylene
Film Capacitors MMKP Radial Potted Type
www.vishay.com For technical questions, contact: dc-film@vishay.com Document Number: 28163
278 Revision: 21-Oct-08
APPLICATION NOTE AND LIMITING CONDITIONS
These capacitors are not suitable for mains applications as across-the-line capacitors without additional protection, as described
hereunder. These mains applications are strictly regulated in safety standards and therefore electromagnetic interference
suppression capacitors conforming the standards must be used.
To select the capacitor for a certain application, the following conditions must be checked:
1. The peak voltage (UP) shall not be greater than the rated DC voltage (URdc)
2. The peak-to-peak voltage (UP-P) shall not be greater than the maximum UP-P to avoid the ionisation inception level
3. The voltage pulse slope (dU/dt) shall not exceed the rated voltage pulse slope in an RC-circuit at rated voltage and without
ringing. If the pulse voltage is lower than the rated DC voltage, the rated voltage pulse slope may be multiplied by URdc and
divided by the applied voltage.
For all other pulses following equation must be fulfilled:
T is the pulse duration.
The rated voltage pulse slope is valid for ambient temperatures up to 85 °C.
4. The maximum component surface temperature rise must be lower than the limits (see figure).
5. Since in circuits used at voltages over 280 V peak-to-peak the risk for an intrinsically active flammability after a capacitor
breakdown (short circuit) increases, it is recommended that the power to the component is limited to 100 times the values
mentioned in the table: “Heat Conductivity”
Voltage Conditions
INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS
General Notes:
Sub-clause numbers of tests and performance requirements refer to the “Sectional Specification, Publication IEC 60384-17 and
Specific Reference Data”.
Group C Inspection Requirements
ALLOWED VOLTAGES Tamb ≤ 85 °C
Maximum continuous RMS voltage URac
Maximum temperature RMS-overvoltage (< 24 h) 1.25 x URac
Maximum peak voltage (VO-P) (< 2 s) 1.6 x URdc
SUB-CLAUSE NUMBER AND TEST CONDITIONS PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
SUB-GROUP C1A PART OF SAMPLE
OF SUB-GROUP C1
4.1 Dimensions (detail) As specified in chapters “General Data” of
this specification
4.3.1 Initial measurements Capacitance
Tangent of loss angle at 100 kHz
4.14 Component solvent resistance Isopropylalcohol at room temperature
Method: 2
Immersion time: 5 ± 0.5 min
Recovery time: Min. 1 h, max. 2 h
4.4.2 Final measurements Visual examination No visible damage
Legible marking
Capacitance |ΔC/C| ≤ 1 % of the value measured initially
Tangent of loss angle Increase of tan δ
≤ 0.001 for: 100 nF < C ≤ 470 nF or
≤ 0.0015 for: C > 470 nF
Compared to values measured in 4.3.1
2dU
dt
--------
⎝⎠
⎛⎞
2
0
T
∫dt URdc
dU
dt
--------
⎝⎠
⎛⎞
rated
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