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High Frequency Power Ceramic Capacitors
2. Power Capacity in the Higher Frequency Region
The allowable power of the ceramic capacitor in the
higher frequency region is generally limited by heating
due to dielectric losses and temperature rise caused by
heating, due to Joule heat at areas where the terminals
are connected to the electrodes.
Thus, the permissible power at high frequencies is limited
by the allowable internal temperature rise. The
permissible power is increased as the internal
temperature rises.
For example, when a high frequency voltage of frequency
f is applied to a capacitor of capacitance C, the heat
generated from dielectric loss is expressed by:
Wr1 = DF · WL
= DF · 2πf · C · e2HE
= DF · i2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1)
C · 2πf
WL: Apparent power passing through the capacitor
eHE : Applied high frequency voltage (Effective value)
i : High frequency current
R : High frequency resistance at the electrodes and
connecting terminals
The heating due to Joule heat at areas where electrodes
and terminals join is given by:
Wr2 = R · i2
= R · i · 2πf · C · eHE
= R · 2πf · C · WL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2)
Thus, the total calorific value is expressed by:
Wr= Wr1 + Wr2
= DF · WL+ R · 2πf · C · WL
The total calorific value Wris made up of a term in which
the value is independent of frequency when WLis
constant, and a second term in which the value is
proportional to frequency.
(This is based on the assumption that DF and R remain
constant independent of f.)
Thus, the value in the second term is small when the
frequency is relatively low; the first term becomes
dominant.
As a result, the calorific value becomes proportional to
the apparent power WLwhich passes through the
capacitor independent of frequency.
At high frequencies, on the other hand, the second term
becomes dominant, and Wrbecomes proportional to WL
and frequency.
When Wris maintained at a constant value, therefore, the
power capacity WLthat can be passed through the
capacitor remains constant independent of frequency at
relatively low frequencies, while at high frequencies, WL
decreases, being inversely proportional to frequency.
Critical frequencies f1and f2vary with the shape,
operating voltage, capacitance, etc. of a capacitor but f1
ranges from 200kHz to 2MHz and f2, from 2MHz to
20MHz.
! Main Uses
3. The example of a circuit Induction-heating equipment