LDEDC3100KA5N00 Capacitors

Film Capacitors

Film capacitors are a type of capacitor with a thin plastic film as the dielectric. Taking the LDEDC3100KA5N00 as an example, they normally feature a winding or interleave construction with two electrodes. Besides, robust design and high heat resistance are the main features.

Application Field

The LDEDC3100KA5N00 is applied in the fields such as power-factor correction, switching-mode power supplies, frequency modulation, voltage-controlled oscillators, motor drive units, and lighting fixtures. This type of capacitor is preferred in industries because of its properties like being resistant to more operation temperature, that hold a wide frequency range, and good tolerances. Due to its high accuracy, its typically used in high frequency circuits.

Working Principle

A film capacitor is composed of two electrodes that being separated by a thin dielectric film. The capacitor will always act as a conductor in a DC circuit when the voltage applied is changed. It stores a certain amount of charge and when the voltage is switched, it is discharged. Generally, the capacitor will store energy for a certain amount of time until the voltage applied is changed and the charge is discharged. It is coupled with its power factor correcting circuit to further improve the power system\'s efficiency.

Among the various types of film capacitors, such as plastic film capacitors, polypropylene film capacitors, polyester film capacitors, etc. the LDEDC3100KA5N00 comes with a wide temperature range with a better ability to endure higher temperature stress. It has high insulation resistance, high accuracy, and excellent stability. Besides that, this type of capacitor also has a long service life and can be used in high frequency circuits.