Implementation Possibilities of SMD Capacitors for High Power Applications

Authors

  • Janis Zakis Tallinn University of Technology
  • Dmitri Vinnikov Tallinn University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/v10314-012-0003-2

Keywords:

Power conditioning, switched-mode power supply, power capacitors, surface-mount technology

Abstract

Focus is on implementation possibilities of surfacemount device (SMD) to be used in high power applications. SMD capacitors reduce the size and dimensions of a power circuit and increase the flexibility of placement of other components. Ceramic and electrolytic capacitors are compared by means of voltage ripple, volume, labour-intensity and impedance. A 1 kW experimental setup of a quasi-Z-Source inverter (qZSI) based converter was built to compare SMD capacitor performance in the quasi-Z-source (qZS) network.

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Published

2012-12-01

How to Cite

Zakis, J., & Vinnikov, D. (2012). Implementation Possibilities of SMD Capacitors for High Power Applications. Electrical, Control and Communication Engineering, 1(1), 18-23. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10314-012-0003-2