A capacitor assembly including at least one capacitor each having a first end and a second end spaced apart in a longitudinal direction, and a first terminal and a second terminal located at the first end of the capacitor, the first end being provided with a first surface, and the second end being provided with a second surface; a heat sink having a first cooling surface; and a connection system connecting the at least one capacitor heat conductively to the heat sink such that the second surface of each of the at least one capacitor is in heat conductive connection with the first cooling surface. The connection system is to in contact with the first surface of each of the at least one capacitor.

A capacitor element includes an anode body, a dielectric layer disposed on a surface of the anode body, a solid electrolyte layer covering at least a part of the dielectric layer, and a cathode lead-out layer covering at least a part of the solid electrolyte layer. An insulating member is disposed from an outermost surface of the cathode lead-out layer to a depth of more than or equal to 0.001 μm.

An apparatus for monitoring a power capacitor having a housing with a housing interior to be gas-tightly closed off at a housing opening, includes a sensor device outputting a signal as a function of a gas pressure in the housing. An adapter mechanically connects the sensor device to the housing at the housing opening and fluidically connects it to the housing interior. The adapter has a cylindrical adapter body divided into a plurality of functional longitudinal sections and a feed-through for the fluidic connection extending over the plurality of longitudinal sections. A first longitudinal section, disposed in a region of the housing opening after connecting the adapter to the housing, caps or closes off the feed-through in a plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the adapter body and fluidically connects it to the housing interior in at least one plane parallel to the longitudinal axis.

A capacitor header for coupling a voltage output from a capacitor, which allows the capacitor to store a large amount of charge and then discharge this as a high voltage, while reducing the risk of dielectric breakdown. The capacitor header includes a live output plate connected to a central live conductor of the capacitor and a ground output plate connected to a ground conductor of the capacitor. The capacitor header also includes first and second insulating members, which both have non-planar mating surfaces that interleave to form a non-linear path. An insulating seal is included between the non-planar mating surfaces. The capacitor header also includes two sets of insulating sheets. The sets of insulating sheets extend beyond an outer perimeter of the live output plate and the ground output plate.

A solar cell module comprises: two base plates each including a conductive layer on at least one side; and a plurality of submodules interposed between respective conductive layers of the two base plates. The plurality of submodules each include a plurality of cells connected to each other as a result of a conductive material electrically connecting the respective conductive layers of the two base plates. The two base plates each have a plurality of insulating grooves in a gap between the plurality of submodules. The plurality of insulating grooves of one of the two base plates and the plurality of insulating grooves of an other one of the two base plates define at least one insulating space that prevents short circuiting between adjacent submodules.

A solid electrolytic capacitor containing a capacitor element is provided. The capacitor element contains a sintered porous anode body, a dielectric that overlies the anode body, a solid electrolyte that overlies the dielectric, wherein the solid electrolyte includes a conductive polymer layer, and a moisture barrier that overlies the conductive polymer layer.

Various embodiments of an electrical component and a method of forming such component are disclosed. The electrical component includes a substrate having a first major surface, a second major surface, an alloy layer disposed on the first major surface of a substrate, and tantalum material disposed on the alloy layer such that the alloy layer is between the tantalum material and the first major surface of the substrate. The tantalum material includes bonded tantalum particles. The electrical component can also include a dielectric layer disposed on the tantalum particles, a cathode electrode disposed over the tantalum material, and an anode electrode disposed on the second major surface of the substrate.

Various embodiments of an electrical component and a method of forming such component are disclosed. The electrical component includes a substrate having a first major surface, a second major surface, an alloy layer disposed on the first major surface of a substrate, and tantalum material disposed on the alloy layer such that the alloy layer is between the tantalum material and the first major surface of the substrate. The tantalum material includes bonded tantalum particles. The electrical component can also include a dielectric layer disposed on the tantalum particles, a cathode electrode disposed over the tantalum material, and an anode electrode disposed on the second major surface of the substrate.

An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor main body. The capacitor main body includes an exterior member and a pair of lead members. The exterior member includes a case and a closing part. The case has a hollow column shape. The case includes an opening part at an end in an axial direction of the hollow column shape. The closing part closes the opening part. The pair of lead members each include a drawn part exposed from the closing part. The drawn part has a bar shape. When viewed in the axial direction, a width of the drawn part is 0.1 times or more of a diameter of the exterior member.

An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor main body. The capacitor main body includes an exterior member and a pair of lead members. The exterior member includes a case and a closing part. The case has a hollow column shape. The case includes an opening part at an end in an axial direction of the hollow column shape. The closing part closes the opening part. The pair of lead members each include a drawn part exposed from the closing part. The drawn part has a bar shape. When viewed in the axial direction, a width of the drawn part is 0.1 times or more of a diameter of the exterior member.