<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></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.

Implementation Possibilities of SMD Capacitors for High Power Applications

Electrical, Control and Communication Engineering

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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...

Implementation Possibilities of SMD Capacitors for High Power Applications

Published Online: Jan 31, 2013

Page range: 18 - 23

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

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

This content is open access.

Implementation Possibilities of SMD Capacitors for High Power Applications

Published Online: Jan 31, 2013

Page range: 18 - 23

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

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

This content is open access.

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