Abstract: A capacitor module horizontally mounted on a PCB and including a case including a first side surface, an opposing second side, a first electrode pad and a second electrode pad disposed at the first side surface, and a third electrode pad disposed at the second side surface, and an electrolytic capacitor including a dielectric extending in a first horizontal direction, a first electrode contacting the first electrode pad and a second electrode contacting the second electrode pad, wherein the first electrode pad is spaced apart from second electrode pad in a second horizontal direction.

Abstract: In a power conversion device according to the present invention, a capacitor module, includes a first capacitor element; a second capacitor element; a positive pole-side bus bar; and a negative pole-side bus bar disposed in a laminated state, in which the positive pole-side bus bar and the negative pole-side bus bar are laminated via an insulating member. The first capacitor element includes a first body portion, a first positive pole-side electrode, and a first negative pole-side electrode. The second capacitor element includes a second body portion, a second positive pole-side electrode, and a second negative pole-side electrode.

Abstract: A class of materials is provided that has dielectric constants greater than 105. The super dielectric materials (SDM) can be generated readily from common, inexpensive materials. Various embodiments include a porous, electrically insulating material, such as high surface area powders of silica or titania, mixed with a liquid containing a high concentration of ionic species. In some embodiments, high surface area alumina powders, loaded to the incipient wetness point with a solution of boric acid dissolved in water, have dielectric constants greater than 4×108.

Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes a winding body, a solid electrolyte layer containing a conductive polymer, and an electrolytic solution. The winding body is configured to be wound around by an anode member on which a dielectric layer is formed, and a cathode member. The solid electrolyte layer is formed in the winding body. An electrolytic solution is impregnated into the winding body in which the solid electrolyte layer is formed. A volume ratio of the electrolytic solution impregnated into the winding body to the solid electrolyte layer formed in the winding body ranges from 1.27 to 2.54 both inclusive.

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: A substrate processing pallet can cool a substrate. A substrate processing pallet can include a base member; an interface pad attachable to the base member, the interface pad having substantially the same coefficient of thermal expansion as the base member and adapted to facilitate cooling of the substrate; and a surface of the base member having features for aligning a substrate on the interface pad. A substrate processing pallet can also include a base member; an interface pad attachable to the base member; an electrostatic chuck for gripping the substrate during processing; an energy storage system for storing energy to sustain the electrostatic chuck at sufficient charge to sustain grip the substrate during processing; and a conduit for transporting gas to a backside of the substrate to facilitate cooling of the substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus to remove ions, the apparatus including an inlet to let water in the apparatus; an outlet to let water out of the apparatus; a capacitor; and a spacer to separate a first and a second electrode of the capacitor and to allow water to flow in between the electrodes. The apparatus further including a power converter configured to convert a supply voltage of a power source to a charging voltage to charge the capacitor. The power converter is constructed and arranged to recover energy from the capacitor by converting the voltage on the capacitor to supply voltage of the power source.

Abstract: Disclosed is an accumulator device that can prevent aluminum forming an outer container from forming an alloy with lithium even when fine lithium metal powder is isolated from a lithium ion supply source to adhere to the outer container. The accumulator device has an outer container at least a part of which is formed of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a positive electrode and a negative electrode that are arranged in the outer container, and an electrolytic solution injected into the outer container and containing a lithium salt, wherein the negative electrode and/or the positive electrode is doped with a lithium ion by electrochemical contact of a lithium ion supply source arranged in the outer container with the negative electrode and/or the positive electrode, and the portion formed of aluminum or the aluminum alloy in the outer container is set to a positive potential.

Abstract: Two electrodes are drawn out from a wound capacitor element by a pair of leads. Each of electrodes forming the capacitor element includes a sheet-like collector, an electrode layer formed on the surface of the collector, and an exposed part provided on one edge of the collector. The electrode layer is not formed on the exposed part. The electrodes are wound such that the exposed parts come to both ends of the capacitor element. Two or more points of at least one of the exposed parts are connected together.

Abstract: An electrode foil includes a substrate and a coarse film layer having a void therein and formed on the substrate. The coarse film layer includes at least a first coarse film layer formed on the substrate. The first coarse film layer is composed of arrayed first columnar bodies. Each of the first columnar bodies is composed of metallic microparticles stacked on a surface of the substrate and extending in a curve from the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The method comprises fabricating a layer stack on a substrate, the layer stack comprising at least two electrically conducting layers and at least one electrically insulating layer arranged between the two electrically conducting layers, and displacing a first portion of the layer stack away from its original position, the first portion comprising an edge portion of the layer stack, and bending the first portion back towards a second portion of the layer stack. The bending may comprise a rolling-up of the first portion of the layer stack.

Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element and an electrolyte solution impregnated into the capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode foil, cathode foil, separator, and a solid electrolytic layer. The anode foil has a dielectric layer on its surface, and the cathode foil confronts the anode foil. The separator is interposed between the anode foil and the cathode foil. The solid electrolytic layer is formed on the surfaces of the anode foil, cathode foil, and separator as an aggregate of fine particles of conductive polymer. The separator has an air-tightness not greater than 2.0 s/100 ml. Sizes of the fine particles measure not greater than 100 nm in diameter, and the fine particles are contained in an amount ranging from 0.3 mg/cm2 to 1.2 mg/cm2 converted to amounts per unit area of the anode foil.

Abstract: The invention relates to a supercapacitor with a double electrochemical layer that comprises at least two complexes (2, 3) and at least one spacer (4) between the two complexes (2, 3), the complexes (2, 3) and the spacer (4) being spirally wound together in order to form a coiled member (10), characterized in that it further comprises at least another complex (1) and at least another spacer (4), the other complex (1) and the other spacer (4) being spirally wound together around the coiled member (10) in order to form at least one subsequent coiled member (20), the consecutive coiled members (10, 20) being separated by an electronic insulation space.

Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor in which a capacitor element can be fixed firmly into a metal case without having adverse effects on the electrical characteristics of the electrolytic capacitor. An anode foil provided with an anode internal terminal and a cathode foil provided with a cathode internal terminal are wound or laminated through a separator to produce a capacitor element. The capacitor element is then contained in a metal case together with a driving electrolyte, and then the side surface of the metal case is caulked to press and fix the capacitor element, thus producing an electrolytic capacitor. The electrolytic capacitor is characterized in that a tape material is wound by a plurality of turns around the outer circumference of the capacitor element between the capacitor element and the caulking of the metal case such that a total thickness of the tape material is so large as to relax deformation of the capacitor element when the side surface of the metal case is caulked.

Abstract: A first cathode lead terminal is arranged closer to one end of a cathode foil than a second cathode lead terminal, and a first anode lead terminal is arranged closer to one end of an anode foil than a second anode lead terminal. In a cross-section perpendicular to an axis, a core has a first length along a first straight line passing through the axis and a second length along a second straight line passing through the axis and orthogonal to the first straight line, and the first length is smaller than the second length. When the cathode and the anode foils are together wound around the core from each one end, the first straight line lies between the first cathode lead terminal and the first anode lead terminal and the second straight line lies between the second cathode lead terminal and the second anode lead terminal.

Abstract: The invention relates to electrical engineering. The multi-element electrochemical capacitor of this invention comprises at least one layer of electrical insulation film with alternating opposite-polarity electrode films placed thereon in succession and interspaced by a porous ion-permeable separator, coiled into a roll. Each electrode sheet is a substrate of nonwoven polymer material at a high pore ratio, with at least one electrode in the form of an electrochemically active layer attached to one side or both sides thereof, or embedded within the same. The capacitor also comprises contact electrodes.

Abstract: A present invention provide a lithium ion storage device capable of reliably doping a negative active material of a negative plate with lithium ions generated through dissolution of a lithium metal plate disposed in an electrode group. A conductive shielding member includes a current collecting metal foil and a negative active material layer formed on at least one surface of the current collecting metal foil. The conductive shielding member is provided between a lithium metal plate and a positive plate such that the lithium metal plate is sandwiched between the negative plate and the negative active material layer formed on the current collecting metal foil of the conductive shielding member.

Abstract: The electrolytic capacitor includes two chemically processed anode foils, two cathode foils, four separator sheets, four lead tab terminals, two anode leads and two cathode leads. The two chemically processed anode foils, two cathode foils and four separator sheets are arranged alternately and rolled, to form a capacitor element. Two lead tab terminals are connected to the two chemically processed anode foils, respectively, and the remaining two lead tab terminals are connected to two cathode foils, respectively. The two anode leads are connected to two lead tab terminals, respectively, and the two cathode leads are connected to two lead tab terminals, respectively. As a result, equivalent series resistance can stably be reduced.

Abstract: A one-side pressed terminal is applied as a first anode (cathode) lead tab terminal and the one-side pressed terminal is connected to an anode (a cathode) foil in such a manner that a position in a radial direction of a lead is shifted inward after winding. A one-side pressed terminal is applied as a second anode (cathode) lead tab terminal and the one-side pressed terminal is connected to the anode (cathode) foil in such a manner that a position in the radial direction of a lead is shifted inward after winding. Thus, while retaining characteristics as an electrolytic capacitor, connection of the anode (cathode) lead tab terminal to the anode (cathode) foil can be achieved in a stable manner.

Abstract: A both-side pressed terminal is connected as a first anode (cathode) lead tab terminal to an anode (a cathode) foil. A first connection surface of a connection portion of a one-side pressed terminal as a second anode (cathode) lead tab terminal is connected to an inner circumferential surface of the anode (cathode) foil. A position in a radial direction of a lead of the second anode (cathode) lead tab terminal is shifted inward to be in registration with a position in a radial direction of a lead of the first anode (cathode) lead tab terminal. Thus, an electrolytic capacitor free from position displacement of an anode (a cathode) lead tab terminal while maintaining characteristics as an electrolytic capacitor can be obtained.

Abstract: A first anode foil is opposed to a first portion of a cathode foil and is arranged on one side of the cathode foil, and a second anode foil is opposed to a second portion of the cathode foil and is arranged on the other side. A first separator paper sheet is arranged between the first portion of the cathode foil and the first anode foil. A second separator paper sheet is arranged on the other side with respect to the cathode foil, and is opposed to the first portion of the cathode foil. A third separator paper sheet is arranged between the second portion of the cathode foil and the second anode foil. A fourth separator paper sheet is arranged on the one side with respect to the cathode foil, and is opposed to the second portion of the cathode foil.

Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor in which positions of an anode terminal and a cathode terminal in a wound-type capacitor element can be fixed and consequently increase in leakage current can be suppressed and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The electrolytic capacitor including a wound-type capacitor element having an anode terminal and a cathode terminal, a bottomed case accommodating the wound-type capacitor element, and a sealing member sealing the winding structure portion in the bottomed case, through which the anode terminal and the cathode terminal penetrate, includes a fixing member arranged between the winding structure portion and the sealing member and having openings in number not smaller than the sum of the number of anode terminals and the number of cathode terminals, the anode terminal and the cathode terminal passing through the openings, and the anode terminal and the cathode terminal being fixed by the fixing member.

Abstract: The capacitor includes element (1) provided with electrodes at its both ends; metal case (2) with cathode electrode (1c) of element (1) joined to a joint part on the inner bottom surface of metal case (2), containing cathode electrode (1c); and a terminal plate with anode electrode (1b) of element (1) joined to a joint part on the inner surface of the terminal plate, sealing the opening of metal case (2). S1<S2<S3 holds, where S1 is the area of joint part (2a) of metal case (2); S2 is the area of joint part (3a) of the terminal plate; S3 is the touching area of the inner bottom surface and element (1), excluding joint part (2a) of metal case (2). When the terminal plate arranged on element (1) inside metal case (2) is pressurized, joint part (2a) of metal case (2) crushes cathode electrode (1c) of element (1), and then joint part (3a) of the terminal plate crushes anode electrode (1b) of element (1).

Abstract: A capacitor is improved in reliability by suppressing the formation of burrs or protrusions at a joint portion between an aluminum wire round rod and an external terminal in a lead wire used for a capacitor. A metal cap having a higher melting point than aluminum is fitted to an end portion of the aluminum wire round rod and the metal cap is heated, thereby joining the aluminum wire round rod to the metal cap. Thereafter, the external terminal and the metal cap are welded to each other. The metal cap has a curved surface in which an outer periphery is decreased from an opening toward an end portion opposite to the opining. The opening is provided with a stepped portion, so that the sealing degree is increased when the lead wire is inserted into a hole of the sealing member.

Abstract: A multilayer electrolytic capacitor has a laminated body in which anode foils and cathode foils are alternately laminated with separators in between, and a lead member connected to corresponding electrode foils among the anode foils and cathode foils. Each of the anode foils and each of the cathode foils have their respective main electrode portions opposed to each other through the separator and their respective lead portions led from the associated main electrode portions. Each lead portion includes an end face intersecting with a direction in which the lead portions are led, and a side face intersecting with the end face and extending in a lamination direction in the laminated body. The lead member has a first portion extending in the direction in which the lead portions are led, and a second portion intersecting with the first portion and extending in the lamination direction. The second portion of the lead member is connected to the side faces of the lead portions.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a functional element, first and second collectors joined to the functional element, and an outer package integrally covering the functional element and the first and second collectors. The functional element has first and second end surfaces having circular shapes and a side surface having a cylindrical shape extending along a center axis. The element includes first and second electrode foils rolled about the center axis and exposed from the first and second surfaces, respectively. The outer package has first and second surfaces parallel to the first and second end surfaces of the functional element, and has first to fourth corners as seen from a direction of the center axis. The first corner is adjacent to the second corner. The first and second terminals are arranged at the first and second corners of the outer package, respectively. This electronic component can have a small size and a small height while reducing its equivalent series resistance.

Abstract: An inexpensive and reliable dry process based capacitor and method for making a self-supporting dry electrode film for use therein is disclosed. Also disclosed is an exemplary process for manufacturing an electrode for use in an energy storage device product, the process comprising: supplying dry carbon particles; supplying dry binder; dry mixing the dry carbon particles and dry binder; and dry fibrillizing the dry binder to create a matrix within which to support the dry carbon particles as dry material.

Abstract: A radial lead aluminum electrolytic capacitor includes a wound unit, a case provided with an opening and containing the wound unit impregnated by electrolyte and a seal for sealing up the opening of the case. The wound unit includes a cathode formed foil; an anode foil; a first separator; a second separator; a first lead wire stitched to the cathode foil; and a second lead wire stitched to the anode foil. The wound unit is formed by winding a lamination made by those elements. Gasket formed foils may be arranged at the stitching places of the first lead wire and the second lead wire or a gasket formed foil is arranged only at a stitching place of the first lead wire.

Abstract: A capacitor includes a wound element, and externally take-out electrode members corresponding respectively to a first pole and a second pole and connected to each one of end faces of the wound element. This capacitor features that the wound element is positively fixed to the externally take-out electrode members, and has advantageously a small internal resistance. Collectors in inner circumference region of the wound element are bent in an opposite direction to a core of a winding shaft, and collectors in an outer circumference region are bent toward the core of the winding shaft. End faces of these collectors are connected to a lid, thereby forming a first pole of the capacitor, and end faces of those collectors are connected to a housing, thereby forming a second pole of the capacitor.

Abstract: Provided is an electrolyte containing tetrafluoroaluminate ions, which is advantageous in that the electrolyte can be prevented from leaking from both the cathode and the anode in an electrolytic capacitor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electroconductive inks and methods of making and using the same. The electroconductive inks include carbon fibrils and a liquid vehicle. The electroconductive ink may further include a polymeric binder. The electroconductive filler used is carbon fibrils which may be oxidized. The ink has rheological properties similar to that of commercially available electroconductive inks that use carbon black as their filler. The ink can be screen-printed, slot-coated, sprayed, brushed or dipped onto a wide variety of substrates to form an electroconductive coating.

Abstract: A capacitor provides a plurality of selectable capacitance values, by selective connection of six concentrically wound capacitor sections of a capacitive element each having a capacitance value. The capacitor sections each have a respective section element terminal at a first end of the capacitive element and the capacitor sections have a common element terminal at a second end of the capacitive element. A pressure interrupter cover assembly is sealingly secured to the open end a case for the element and has a deformable cover with a centrally mounted common cover terminal and a plurality of section cover terminals mounted at spaced apart locations. A conductor frangibly connects the common element terminal of the capacitive element to the common cover terminal and conductors respectively frangibly connect the capacitor section terminals to the section cover terminals.

Abstract: A lithium ion capacitor having high energy density, high output density, high capacity and high safety includes a positive electrode made of a material capable of being reversibly doped with lithium ions and/or anions, a negative electrode made of a material capable of being reversively doped with lithium ions, and an aprotic organic solution of a lithium salt as an electrolytic solution. Wherein, the positive electrode and the negative electrode are laminated or wound with a separator interposed between them, the area of the positive electrode is smaller than the area of the negative electrode. The face of the positive electrode is substantially covered by the face of the negative electrode when they are laminated or wound.

Abstract: A capacitor assembly comprising a casing, an anode pack housed within the casing and comprising two or more anode pellets of anode active material electrically connected to each other by a bridge, and a cathode comprised of cathode current collectors including major faces with cathode active material provided thereupon is described. The bridge, which spans between sidewalls of the anode pellets, helps maintain them in a parallel alignment. The bridge is also a convenient location to connect the feedthrough wire that exits the casing through a glass-to-metal seal. The cathode current collectors are disposed between adjacent anode pellets and are electrically connected to each other and to the casing. A feedthrough wire electrically connected to the anode pack extends outside the casing in electrical isolation there from. An electrolyte is provided to activate the anode and the cathode.

Abstract: The electrolytic capacitor includes two chemically processed anode foils, two cathode foils, four separator sheets, four lead tab terminals, two anode leads and two cathode leads. The two chemically processed anode foils, two cathode foils and four separator sheets are arranged alternately and rolled, to form a capacitor element. Two lead tab terminals are connected to the two chemically processed anode foils, respectively, and the remaining two lead tab terminals are connected to two cathode foils, respectively. The two anode leads are connected to two lead tab terminals, respectively, and the two cathode leads are connected to two lead tab terminals, respectively. As a result, equivalent series resistance can stably be reduced.

Abstract: Object: To provide an electrolytic capacitor operable without a separator sheet. Means For Solving Problems: An electrolytic capacitor comprises an oxidized anode foil, a cathode foil, a securing tape, lead tab terminals, an anode lead, and a cathode lead. A surface of the oxidized anode foil and the cathode foil is coated with polythiophene-group conductive polymer. The lead tab terminal is connected to the oxidized anode foil, and the lead tab terminal is connected to the cathode foil. The anode lead is connected to the lead tab terminal, and the cathode lead is connected to the lead tab terminal. The oxidized anode foil and the cathode foil, to which the lead tab terminals, the anode lead and the cathode lead are connected, are rolled up without interposing a separator sheet therebetween and sealed up with the securing tape. In this manner, a capacitor element is made.

Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor in which positions of an anode terminal and a cathode terminal in a wound-type capacitor element can be fixed and consequently increase in leakage current can be suppressed and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The electrolytic capacitor including a wound-type capacitor element having an anode terminal and a cathode terminal, a bottomed case accommodating the wound-type capacitor element, and a sealing member sealing the winding structure portion in the bottomed case, through which the anode terminal and the cathode terminal penetrate, includes a fixing member arranged between the winding structure portion and the sealing member and having openings in number not smaller than the sum of the number of anode terminals and the number of cathode terminals, the anode terminal and the cathode terminal passing through the openings, and the anode terminal and the cathode terminal being fixed by the fixing member.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrolytic capacitor including the following steps as well as an electrolytic capacitor manufactured by the method are provided. The method includes: a dispersion impregnation step of impregnating, with a dispersion containing electrically conductive solid particles or powder and a solvent, a capacitor element having an anode foil with a dielectric coating film formed thereon and an opposite cathode foil that are wound with a separator interposed therebetween; a dry step of evaporating the solvent after the dispersion impregnation step to form an electrically conductive solid layer on a surface of the dielectric coating film; and an electrolytic solution impregnation step of impregnating a gap in the electrically conductive solid layer with an electrolytic solution. Accordingly, an electrolytic capacitor that can be manufactured more easily that is excellent in voltage proofing property and that has a lower ESR and a lower leakage current is provided.

Abstract: An electric double layer capacitor uses a multi-layer electrode structure, which has a plurality of electrode layers composed of a binder and an electrode material and coated on a current-collecting member, each of the electrode layers including a macromolecular substance. A first electrode layer in contact with the current-collecting member and the second electrode layer in contact with the first electrode layer are formed of different constituents or have different proportions of the same constituent.

Abstract: A charge storage device comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode being opposed to and spaced apart from the first electrode; a porous separator disposed between the electrodes; a sealed package for containing the electrodes, the separator and an electrolyte in which the electrodes are immersed; and a first terminal and a second terminal being electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode respectively and both extending from the package to allow external electrical connect to the respective electrodes, wherein the gravimetric FOM of the device is greater than about 2.1 Watts/gram.

Abstract: An inexpensive and reliable dry process based capacitor and method for making a self-supporting dry electrode film for use therein is disclosed. Also disclosed is an exemplary process for manufacturing an electrode for use in an energy storage device product, the process comprising: supplying dry carbon particles; supplying dry binder; dry mixing the dry carbon particles and dry binder; and dry fibrillizing the dry binder to create a matrix within which to support the dry carbon particles as dry material.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present subject matter includes a capacitor stack, including at least a first substantially planar anode layer and at least a second substantially planar anode layer. In the embodiment, the capacitor stack formed by the process comprising aligning the first anode layer and the second anode layer so that a first anode edge face of the first anode layer and a second anode edge face of the second anode layer form an anode connection surface for electrical connection of the first anode and the second anode and spraying metal on the anode connection surface to electrically connect the first anode layer and the second anode layer.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrolytic capacitor including the following steps as well as an electrolytic capacitor manufactured by the method are provided. The method includes: a dispersion impregnation step of impregnating, with a dispersion containing electrically conductive solid particles or powder and a solvent, a capacitor element having an anode foil with a dielectric coating film formed thereon and an opposite cathode foil that are wound with a separator interposed therebetween; a dry step of evaporating the solvent after the dispersion impregnation step to form an electrically conductive solid layer on a surface of the dielectric coating film; and an electrolytic solution impregnation step of impregnating a gap in the electrically conductive solid layer with an electrolytic solution. Accordingly, an electrolytic capacitor that can be manufactured more easily that is excellent in voltage proofing property and that has a lower ESR and a lower leakage current is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a double electric layer heterogeneous electrochemical supercapacitor (HES) and a method of manufacture. Single-cell or multi-cell versions of the HES can be produced. Output characteristics of the HES are optimized by carefully controlling particular parameters of the HES' design and construction.

Abstract: A miniature solid electrolytic capacitor is provided, which is suitable for being disposed within an electrically insulating layer, and is connected to other component using an electrically conductive adhesive with a connection resistance at an anode low and with connection reliability improved. Specifically, the electrolytic capacitor includes a valve metal element for an anode 10 having a capacitor forming part 10A and an electrode lead part 10B, a dielectric oxide film 11 formed on the valve element, a solid electrolyte layer 12 formed on the dielectric oxide film 11 and a charge collecting element for a cathode 13 formed on the solid electrolyte layer 12, wherein at least one through hole 15 is formed in the electrode lead part 10B so as to expose a core 10C of the valve metal element, and an exposed portion 10D of the core is used for connecting portion.

Abstract: An electrode sheet of an electric double layer capacitor is produced by using granules for formation of an electrode of an electric double layer capacitor which are obtained by kneading and then crushing materials including an activated material, a conductive filler, and a binder at 50 to 97 mass-%, 1 to 30 mass-%, and 2 to 20 mass-%, respectively, and which are essentially granules whose diameter is in a range of 47 to 840 ?m. A method for manufacturing a sheet-like electrode by mixing and kneading materials including an activated carbon, carbon black, and PTFE into a kneaded material, producing a forming material by converting the kneaded material into granules, and forming and rolling the forming material.

Abstract: An aluminum electrolytic capacitor produced by winding an anode foil 11 and a cathode foil 12 via a separator 13 impregnated with a driving electrolyte solution 14, wherein the driving electrolyte solution 14 comprises a polar solvent, at least one electrolyte selected from inorganic acids, organic acids, inorganic acid salts, and organic acid salts, and a random copolymer of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene having a hydroxy group at one end and a hydrogen group at the other end and the separator 13 is formed by overlaying a cellulosic fiber-mixed paper, a cellulosic fiber paper, and a cotton linter. The present invention provides a long-lasting driving electrolyte solution higher in electric conductivity and superior in the chemical self-restoring ability and heat resistance at high temperature, and an aluminum electrolytic capacitor using the same.

Abstract: A housing is provided for connecting two capacitor cells in a series or parallel combination and for providing the two cells as one integral product.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an antimony-containing niobium sintered body for a capacitor having a small specific leakage current value, an antimony-containing niobium powder for use in the sintered body, and a capacitor using the sintered body. In the present invention, an antimony-containing niobium powder having an antimony content of preferably about 0.1 to about 10 mol % and an average particle size of preferably about 0.2 to about 5 ?m is used. By using this antimony-containing niobium powder, a sintered body and a capacitor are constructed.

Abstract: An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a solid organic conductive material disposed between the positive and the negative electrode, an electrolyte, a case for accommodating the capacitor element and the electrolyte, and a sealing member disposed to cover the opening of the case. The solid organic conductive material has at least one material selected from organic semiconductor and conductive polymer. The electrolytic capacitor having excellent impedance characteristic, small current leak, excellent reliability, and high dielectric strength.