These capacitors are used in control circuits in automotive engine ECUs, BMSs, radiator fans and certain ADAS applications.
17 Jul 2019 | 6445 Views | By Autocar Professional Bureau
Panasonic Corporation announced that its 'Industrial Solutions' Company has commercialised the new ZKU series of large-capacitance conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors for use in automotive ECUs (electronic control units) and will launch mass production in August 2019. With increased capacitance, the largest product of this series with ϕ10 x ...
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Panasonic Corporation announced that its 'Industrial Solutions' Company has commercialised the new ZKU series of large-capacitance conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors for use in automotive ECUs (electronic control units) and will launch mass production in August 2019. With increased capacitance, the largest product of this series with ϕ10 x 10.2 mm and smallest product with ϕ5 x 5.8 mm will respectively achieve reduction in the number of necessary capacitors and downsizing from the conventional standard products (ZC series), contributing to the downsizing of automotive ECUs.
Conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors feature low resistance and high reliability through the fusion of conductive polymer and electrolyte and are used in a wide range of applications, from control circuits in automotive engine ECUs, BMSs (battery management systems) to motor drive circuits in electric pumps, radiator fans, and further to ADAS applications (such as cameras, sensors, and control circuits).
The progress in the electrification of automobiles has led to redundant design aiming to improve the safety and reliability. As a result, more and more ECUs are used in a single car, due to the mounting of two identical ECUs, for example. Design for downsizing boards is necessary for securing mounting space, which requires reductions in the number and size of capacitors and large current.
To respond to these requirements, Panasonic has commercialised the ZKU series of conductive polymer hybrid aluminium electrolytic capacitors with what is said to be the industry's largest capacitance by using its electrode foil large-capacitance technology.
Panasonic's new conductive polymer hybrid aluminium electrolytic capacitors (ZKU Series) have the following features:
These capacitors is intended for voltage stabilisation at ECU power supply input sections (input filter), current stabilisation in motor drive circuits (DC-Link), and similar others.