Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a first grounding internal electrode including a first grounding electrode having a lead-out part led to one side surface of a stacked body, and a second grounding electrode having a lead-out part led to the other side surface; a second grounding internal electrode including a third grounding electrode which overlaps the first grounding electrode and has a lead-out part led to the other side surface, and a fourth grounding electrode which overlaps the second grounding electrode and has a lead-out part led to one side surface; and a signal internal electrode disposed between the first and second grounding internal electrodes, wherein the first and second grounding electrodes and the third and fourth grounding electrodes have, at their adjacent opposed sides, corners curved as seen in a plan view in the stacking direction, respectively, the corners being each located opposite to the corresponding lead-out part.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body and a pair of outer electrodes on end surfaces of the multilayer body. The multilayer body includes a stack of ceramic layers and inner electrodes electrically connected to the outer electrodes. Each of the pair of outer electrodes includes an underlying electrode layer on a surface of the multilayer body, an intermediate metal layer on a surface of the underlying electrode layer, and a conductive resin layer on a surface of the intermediate metal layer. The underlying electrode layer contains Ni, and the intermediate metal layer contains a Cu—Ni—Sn alloy.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor has a capacitor body of laminate structure and a pair of external electrodes, and shaped roughly as a rectangular solid defined by length L, width W, and height H. This multilayer ceramic capacitor is such that the width W and height H meet the condition of “1.10?H/W?1.70.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coiled capacitor comprising a coil formed by a flexible multilayered tape, and a first terminating electrode (a first contact layer) and a second terminating electrode (a second contact layer) which are located on butts of the coil. The flexible multilayered tape contains the following sequence of layers: first metal layer, a layer of a plastic, second metal layer, a layer of energy storage material. The first metal layer forms ohmic contact with the first terminating electrode (the first contact layer) and the second metal layer (the second contact layer) forms ohmic contact with the second terminating electrode.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic element body including internal electrodes therein. External electrodes are provided on end surfaces of the ceramic element body and electrically connected to exposed portions of respective ones of the internal electrodes. Each of the external electrodes includes a sintered metal layer, a conductive resin layer, and a plating layer.

Abstract: A repairable electrical component includes one or more electrodes and a pliable casing, the one or more electrodes positioned within the pliable casing, wherein the repairable electrical component is configured to self-repair if the repairable electrical component or any part of the repairable component is partially damaged. A method of forming a repairable electrical component includes forming one or more electrodes, the electrodes comprising a core, an intermediate layer of ferromagnetic material and a pyrrole based material defining an outer layer, the outer layer encapsulating the core and ferromagnetic layer, positioning the one or more electrodes within an electrolyte, providing a casing to enclose the one or more electrodes and the electrolyte, the casing formed from a polyurethane material.

Abstract: An element body includes a pair of principal surfaces, a pair of side surfaces, and another pair of side surfaces. Each of a pair of terminal electrodes includes a first electrode portion disposed on the principal surface and a second electrode portion disposed on the side surface. In the element body, a length in a direction in which the pair of principal surfaces oppose each other is smaller than a length in a direction in which the pair of side surfaces oppose each other and smaller than a length in a direction in which the other pair of side surfaces oppose each other. An arithmetic mean deviation of the surface of the first electrode portion is from 0.20 to 0.26 ?m. An arithmetic mean deviation of the surface of the second electrode portion is from 0.27 to 0.38 ?m.

Abstract: Provided is a lithium ion capacitor that can retain a capacity under a high temperature environment and has small increase in internal resistance while using an aqueous binder for a positive electrode. A lithium ion capacitor includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and an electrolytic solution contacting the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The electrolytic solution includes an organic solvent and a lithium salt electrolyte having an imide structure; the positive electrode includes a collector foil and a positive electrode active material; and the positive electrode active material is held onto the collector foil through a binder including a polymer having a RED value to the electrolytic solution of more than 1, the RED value representing a relative energy difference with respect to the electrolytic solution based on Hansen solubility parameters.

Abstract: Three-phase electrical can capacitor with three star-connected capacitances in a housing, characterized in that two polymer film capacitor coils (10, 12), which each have a hollow capacitor coil core (14) and are provided on the end sides with in each case one end contact layer (16, 18 and 20, 22), are arranged one above the other in the form of a column in the housing, wherein one (10) of the two polymer film capacitor coils (10, 12) has one individual capacitance and the other (12) of the two polymer film capacitor coils has two individual capacitances, and all of the individual capacitances are equal in size.

Abstract: Provided is a high voltage multilayer ceramic capacitor and a manufacturing method thereof. The high voltage multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer ceramic sintering body; a plurality of first inner electrode layer; a plurality of second inner electrode layers; a plurality of first arc shield pattern layers respectively formed inside the multilayer ceramic sintering body to be arranged on a plane the same as those of the plurality of first inner electrode layers and spaced apart from the first inner electrode layers to surround the first inner electrode layers; and a plurality of second arc shield pattern layers respectively formed inside the multilayer ceramic sintering body to be arranged on a plane the same as those of the plurality of second inner electrode layers and spaced apart from the second inner electrode layers to surround the second inner electrode layers.

Abstract: A ceramic electronic component includes a laminated body including ceramic layers and conductor layers stacked alternately; and first and second external electrodes provided on portions of the laminated body. Each of the first and second external electrodes includes a sintered metal layer provided on the laminated body, a conductive resin layer covering the sintered metal layer, and a plated layer covering the conductive resin layer. The maximum length of the sintered metal layer provided on the second principal surface is shorter than the maximum length of the sintered metal layer provided on each of the first and second side surfaces.

Abstract: A high density capacitor comprises a housing having a cavity, and a plurality of capacitors forming at least one capacitor bank disposed in the housing cavity. A native cooling fluid is disposed in the cavity, and a heat exchanger is coupled to the housing. A pump is configured to circulate the native cooling fluid from the cavity, through the heat exchanger, through the spacings along an outer surface of each of the capacitors to cool the capacitors using forced convection. The heat exchanger is configured to communicate a secondary fluid through the heat exchanger and draw heat from the native cooling fluid flowing through the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may have a plenum having a plurality of openings configured to dispense the native cooling fluid from the heat exchanger proximate the at least one capacitor bank.

Abstract: An anode in a lithium ion capacitor, including: a carbon composition comprising: a phenolic resin sourced carbon, a conductive carbon, and a binder as defined herein; and an electrically conductive substrate supporting the carbon composition, wherein the phenolic resin sourced carbon has a disorder by Raman analysis as defined herein; and a hydrogen content; a nitrogen content; an and oxygen content as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of making the anode, a method of making the lithium ion capacitor, and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: Provided herein is a capacitor in which an electrolyte is infiltrated into a wound electrode group faster than conventionally. A negative current collecting member 9 has one slit 57 formed to extend across a protruded portion 49 and a negative current collecting member body (first welding portion) 53 and to penetrate the protruded portion 49 and the negative current collecting member body 53 in a thickness direction. The slit 57 passes through the center of the protruded portion 49, and extends entirely across the protruded portion 49 such that both ends of the slit 57 reach the negative current collecting member body 53.

Abstract: An energy storage electrode and a device can be fabricated from Ultrafine Metal Mesh (UMM). Deposited onto the said UMM surfaces are electrode materials including electrochemically active materials and electrolytes, producing UMM-based electrodes. Lamination of alternately stacked positive and negative UMM-based electrodes results in high performance energy storage devices including supercapacitors, Li-ion batteries, and Li metal batteries. The energy storage device shows improved energy and power characteristics resulting from the 3-D architectures of the UMM-based energy storage devices.

Abstract: Provided is an electrochemical capacitor which has low DC internal resistance, and which minimizes increase in the DC internal resistance due to a high temperature experience. The electrochemical capacitor is provided with a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer containing activated carbon, a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer containing a spinel-type lithium titanate, and a separator holding a non-aqueous electrolytic solution containing a lithium salt between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer, a 100% discharge capacity of lithium titanate being set to within a range of 2.2 to 7.0 times a 100% discharge capacity of activated carbon. During charging and discharging of the electrochemical capacitor, only the area near the surfaces of lithium titanate particles are utilized, lowering the DCIR and improving the stability of the DCIR.

Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor that contains an anode body formed from an electrically conductive powder, dielectric located over and/or within the anode body, an adhesion coating overlying the dielectric, and a solid electrolyte overlying the adhesion coating is provided. The powder has a high specific charge and in turn a relative dense packing configuration. Despite being formed from such a powder, the present inventors have discovered that the conductive polymer can be readily impregnated into the pores of the anode. This is accomplished, in part, through the use of a discontinuous precoat layer in the adhesion coating that overlies the dielectric. The precoat layer contains a plurality of discrete nanoprojections of a manganese oxide (e.g., manganese dioxide).

Abstract: First and second semiconductor devices and first and second bypass circuits are mounted on a printed wiring board. The first bypass circuit and the second bypass circuit are provided closer to the first semiconductor device and to the second semiconductor device, respectively. The first bypass circuit has one end connected to a power plane through a first power supply via and the other end connected to a ground plane through a first ground via. The second bypass circuit has one end connected to the power plane through a second power supply via and the other end connected to the ground plane through a second ground via. The ground plane has a slit between the connecting portions of the first and second ground vias to increase the impedance between the connecting portions of the first and the second ground vias. Thus, jitters caused by power supply noise can be reduced.

Abstract: A three-dimensional laminated wiring substrate is provided and includes a plurality of wiring substrates disposed on top of each other. Each of the plurality of wiring substrates includes an insulating film and a conductor pattern. The insulating film is disposed along a surface to provide a three-dimensional surface. The conductor pattern is disposed on and extending along the three-dimensional surface.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor contains Ni in internal electrodes, and includes a sintered metal layer containing Cu in external electrodes. At a joined portion between each internal electrode and each external electrode, mutual diffusion layers of Cu and Ni extend across the internal and external electrodes. On each internal electrode, a mutual diffusion layer is present with a thickness t1, which is defined by a dimension from a first end surface or a second end surface to an interior end in a longitudinal direction, not smaller than about 0.5 ?m and not greater than about 5 ?m. On each external electrode, a mutual diffusion layer is present with a thickness t2, which is defined by a dimension from the first end surface or the second end surface to an exterior end in the longitudinal direction, not smaller than about 2.5% and not greater than about 33.3% of a thickness t0 of a sintered metal layer.