Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element; a bottomed case that houses the capacitor element; a sealing member that seals an opening of the bottomed case; a tab terminal connected to the capacitor element and penetrating through the sealing member; and a resin layer that covers at least part of a main surface of the sealing member, the main surface being disposed outside the bottomed case. The tab terminal includes a first portion containing a first metal and a second portion containing a second metal. The resin layer is in contact with the first portion and the second portion. Linear expansion coefficient ?1 of the first metal, linear expansion coefficient ?2 of the second metal, and linear expansion coefficient ?r of the resin layer satisfy a relation of ?1<?r<?2 or ?r<?1<?2.

Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element; a bottomed case that houses the capacitor element; a sealing member that seals an opening of the bottomed case; a tab terminal connected to the capacitor element and penetrating through the sealing member; and a resin layer that covers at least part of a main surface of the sealing member, the main surface being disposed outside the bottomed case. The tab terminal includes a first portion containing a first metal and a second portion containing a second metal. The resin layer is in contact with the first portion and the second portion. Linear expansion coefficient ?1 of the first metal, linear expansion coefficient ?2 of the second metal, and linear expansion coefficient ?r of the resin layer satisfy a relation of ?1<?r<?2 or ?r<?1<?2.

Abstract: An electric double layer capacitor includes a first collector, a first polarizable electrode layer provided on the first collector, a second collector, a second polarizable electrode layer provided on the second collector and facing the first polarizable electrode layer, a separator having an insulating property and provided between the first polarizable electrode layer and the second polarizable electrode layer, and a driving electrolyte impregnated in the first polarizable electrode layer and the second polarizable electrode layer. The polarizable electrode layers mainly contain activated carbon made from phenol resin, have a surface roughness not larger than 0.6 ?m, and have an electrode density ranging from 0.5 g/cm3 to 0.7 g/cm3. This electric double layer capacitor has characteristics deteriorating little even at low temperatures, thus having a reliability for a long time.

Abstract: An electric double layer capacitor includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode which faces the positive electrode and is isolated therefrom, and an electrolyte solution. The positive electrode includes a first current collector of a metal foil and a first polarizable electrode layer on the first current collector, the first polarizable electrode layer containing a phosphorus compound. The negative electrode includes a second current collector of a metal foil and a second polarizable electrode layer on the second current collector. The electrolyte solution, with which the first and second polarizable electrode layers are impregnated, has fluorine-containing anions as an electrolyte solute.

Abstract: A wound electric double-layer capacitor suppresses electrochemical reaction on polarized electrode layers, reduces characteristic degradation, and has high reliability. The capacitor has a capacitor element formed by winding positive and negative electrodes with a separator interposed between them, a metal case for storing the capacitor element and an electrolyte for driving, and a sealing member for sealing an opening of the metal case. In the positive and negative electrodes, positive and negative electrode lead wires are coupled to exposed parts of current collectors having polarized electrode layers on their both surfaces, respectively. The negative electrode is wound at least one extra turn from the winding end of the positive electrode of the capacitor element, and hence a part where the polarized electrode layers formed in the negative electrode face each other through the separator is formed on the outermost periphery of the capacitor element.

Abstract: A wound electric double-layer capacitor suppresses electrochemical reaction on polarized electrode layers, reduces characteristic degradation, and has high reliability. The capacitor has a capacitor element formed by winding positive and negative electrodes with a separator interposed between them, a metal case for storing the capacitor element and an electrolyte for driving, and a sealing member for sealing an opening of the metal case. In the positive and negative electrodes, positive and negative electrode lead wires are coupled to exposed parts of current collectors having polarized electrode layers on their both surfaces, respectively. The negative electrode is wound at least one extra turn from the winding end of the positive electrode of the capacitor element, and hence a part where the polarized electrode layers formed in the negative electrode face each other through the separator is formed on the outermost periphery of the capacitor element.

Abstract: An electric double layer capacitor includes a first collector, a first polarizable electrode layer provided on the first collector, a second collector, a second polarizable electrode layer provided on the second collector and facing the first polarizable electrode layer, a separator having an insulating property and provided between the first polarizable electrode layer and the second polarizable electrode layer, and a driving electrolyte impregnated in the first polarizable electrode layer and the second polarizable electrode layer. The polarizable electrode layers mainly contain activated carbon made from phenol resin, have a surface roughness not larger than 0.6 ?m, and have an electrode density ranging from 0.5 g/cm3 to 0.7 g/cm3. This electric double layer capacitor has characteristics deteriorating little even at low temperatures, thus having a reliability for a long time.

Abstract: An electric double layer capacitor includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode which faces the positive electrode and is isolated therefrom, and an electrolyte solution. The positive electrode includes a first current collector of a metal foil and a first polarizable electrode layer on the first current collector, the first polarizable electrode layer containing a phosphorus compound. The negative electrode includes a second current collector of a metal foil and a second polarizable electrode layer on the second current collector. The electrolyte solution, with which the first and second polarizable electrode layers are impregnated, has fluorine-containing anions as an electrolyte solute.

Abstract: When an electrolytic solution of an electric double layer capacitor is prepared, an association is assumed as a model of a solute dissolved in a solvent. The energy of the association and the energies of the reduced association and oxidized association are calculated and a withstand voltage is estimated based thereon. If the withstand voltage exceeds the target value, only the estimated electrolytic solution is actually prepared. As a result, the development time in the development of electrolytic solution is greatly shortened.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electrolyte with which the withstand voltage and capacitor capacity can be prevented from lowering, and an electrochemical capacitor containing the same. The present invention uses an electrolyte for an electrochemical capacitor comprising a cyclic amidinium salt (B) represented by the general formula (1), wherein the total amount of a cyclic amidinium salt derivative (A) represented by the general formula (2) is not larger than 10 mole % relative to the sum of (A) and (B).

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electrolyte with which the withstand voltage and capacitor capacity can be prevented from lowering, and an electrochemical capacitor containing the same. The present invention uses an electrolyte for an electrochemical capacitor comprising a cyclic amidinium salt (B) represented by the general formula (1), wherein the total amount of a cyclic amidinium salt derivative (A) represented by the general formula (2) is not larger than 10 mole % relative to the sum of (A) and (B).

Abstract: When an electrolytic solution of an electric double layer capacitor is prepared, an association is assumed as a model of a solute dissolved in a solvent. The energy of the association and the energies of the reduced association and oxidized association are calculated and a withstand voltage is estimated based thereon. If the withstand voltage exceeds the target value, only the estimated electrolytic solution is actually prepared. As a result, the development time in the development of electrolytic solution is greatly shortened.

Abstract: Electric double layer capacitors having improved stability of electrochemical properties and improved retention of residual voltage, imparted by using an electrolytic solution containing a polymer, such as acrylonitrile/stryrene copolymer, giving an increased electrolyte ion difusion resistance are provided. The capacitors are useful for electro-storage devices, such as back-up power source for real time clocks. The polymer is useful for suppressing self discharge in electronic components, such as electric double layer capacitor, aluminum electrolytic capacitors, electro-chemical capacitor and secondary batteries.

Abstract: An electric double layer capacitors, are disclosed, having improved stability of electrochemical properties and improved retention of residual voltage, imparted by using an electrolytic solution containing a polymer, such as acrylonitrile/ styrene copolymer, giving an increased electrolyte ion difusion resistance. The capacitors are useful for electro-storage devices, such as back-up power source for real time clocks.

Abstract: Non-aqueous electrolytic solutions for capacitors which release a little gas, have excellent potential window of electrochemical stability and enable capacitors to show excellent charging/discharging cycle properties and safety performance, and capacitors containing such non-aqueous electrolytic solutions. The non-aqueous electrolytic solution for capacitors comprises an electrolytic solution containing at least one cyclic carbonic ester selected from specified compounds and an electrolyte.

Abstract: Non-aqueous electrolytic solutions for capacitor which release little gas and have excellent potential window of electrochemical stability, and which enable capacitors to have excellent charging/discharging cycle properties and safety performance, and capacitors containing such non-aqueous electrolytic solutions. Such non-aqueous electrolytic solutions for capacitors include an electrolyte selected from the group consisting of ammonium salts, phosphonium salts and amidine salts and a solvent for containing at least one phosphoric ester represented by the following formula (I): wherein, R1, R2 and R3, which may be the same or different, are an alkyl group, an unsaturated hydrocarbon group or an aryl group.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrolyte for driving electrolytic capacitor and an electrolytic capacitor using the same, and by preparing by using a solvent mainly composed of organic compound, and dissolving one or more solutes selected from the group consisting of inorganic acids and organic acids, more specifically adding and dissolving at least one of copolymers of polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol shown in formulas (1) and (2), or both of the copolymers of polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol shown in formulas (1) and (2) simultaneously, the spark generation voltage and chemical conversion factor of formed oxidation film are enhanced, thereby improving the reliability of the electrolytic capacitor.HO--(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.n --(C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.m--(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.n --H (1)(n and m are arbitrary natural numbers.)HO--?(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.n --(C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.m !.sub.i --H(2)(n, m, and 1 are arbitrary natural numbers.