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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2010
John Galvagni, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Tomas Karnik, Lanskroun, CZ;
James Steven Bates, Saco, ME (US);
Richard Baker, Kennebunk, ME (US);
Dirk H. Dreissig, Myrtle Beach, SC (US);
Andrew Paul Ritter, Surfside Beach, SC (US);
John Galvagni, Hendersonville, NC (US);
Tomas Karnik, Lanskroun, CZ;
James Steven Bates, Saco, ME (US);
Richard Baker, Kennebunk, ME (US);
Dirk H. Dreissig, Myrtle Beach, SC (US);
Andrew Paul Ritter, Surfside Beach, SC (US);
AVX Corporation, Fountain Inn, SC (US);
Abstract
A wet electrolytic capacitor that contains a sintered anode positioned with an interior space of a metal casing is provided. The anode and metal casing are of a size such that the anode occupies a substantial portion of the volume of the interior space. More particularly, the anode typically occupies about 70 vol. % or more, in some embodiments about 75 vol. % or more, in some embodiments from about 80 vol. % to about 98 vol. %, and in some embodiments, from about 85 vol. % to 95 vol. % of the interior space. Among other things, the use of an anode that occupies such a large portion of the interior space enhances volumetric efficiency and other electrical properties of the resulting capacitor.