A capacitor manufacturing method is disclosed herein that includes a process for the isolation of electrode tabs attached to the capacitors' electrodes from other elements in the capacitor. An isolation patch or layer may be deposited over the tabs by a machine or a device after the tab is attached and before the electrodes are wound into a cylindrical internal element of a capacitor. The device may coat the tabs and surrounding regions with an isolating material. Electrode tabs may be provided with an isolating material pre-deposited at least in part over the tabs.

An improved capacitor is provided. The capacitor comprises a working element wherein the working element comprises an anode comprising a first dielectric on the anode, a cathode and a conductive separator between the first dielectric and cathode. The conductive separator comprises a separator and a first conductive polymer wherein the first conductive polymer at least partially encapsulates the separator. A second conductive polymer at least partially encapsulates the first conductive polymer and wherein the first conductive polymer has a higher conductivity than the second conductive polymer. An anode lead is in electrical contact with the anode and a cathode lead is in electrical contact with the cathode.

A capacitor has electrode foil (2, 60) and a terminal (tab 4) connected, an etch layer (16) being formed in the electrode foil, wherein a plurality of interrupting parts (12) are included in the etch layer, which is formed in the electrode foil, and at least in a connection part (stitching part 6) at which the terminal is connected. It makes it possible for the electrode foil of a higher capacitance to have flexibility, makes it possible to suppress cracks caused by pressing, and makes it possible to prevent cracks from spreading. In addition, such effects are expected that the electrode foil can be prevented from being damaged in a process of connecting the tab including folding the electrode foil, and pressing raised pieces of the electrode foil and the tab onto the electrode foil.

A capacitor manufacturing method described herein includes a process for the isolation of edges of electrode foils in an electrolytic capacitor after slitting the electrode foils from a mother foil. For example, a coating process may be incorporated into the capacitor manufacturing so that the edges of the electrode foils may undergo isolation with a deposition of a layer of epoxy or resin. A manufacturing machine that incorporates a resin coating process may be positioned in the manufacturing line, such that the edges of the slit electrode foils undergo a deposition of a coating of an electrical isolator, such as a polymer, an epoxy, a resin, a ceramic, and/or an oxide layer. As another example, a combined foil with interleaving conducting bands and isolating strips may also be used to form the electrode foils with isolated edges.

A capacitor and a method for producing a capacitor are disclosed. In an embodiment, the capacitor includes a winding having a cathode foil, an anode foil and separators arranged therebetween, an overlap-free region, wherein the cathode foil does not overlap with the anode foil in the overlap-free region, wherein the overlap-free region adjoins an overlapping region, and wherein the cathode foil overlaps with the anode foil in a lateral direction in the overlapping region, and a cathode contact arranged in the overlap-free region, the cathode contact contacting the cathode foil.

An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element, a liquid component, an outer case, and a sealing body. The capacitor element includes an anode body having a dielectric layer, and a solid electrolyte layer in contact with the dielectric layer. The liquid component is in contact with the solid electrolyte layer. The outer case houses the capacitor element and the liquid component. The sealing body seals an opening of the outer case. The liquid component contains a first component, which is an aliphatic polyol compound having two or more hydroxy groups per molecule. The aliphatic polyol compound includes at least one of a compound having a C.sub.3 carbon chain in a main chain and a compound having no C.sub.3 carbon chain but having one to four ether oxygen atoms in a main chain. The sealing body includes a polymer having no double bond in a main chain.

A capacitor circuit (capacitor device 20, 30, 34, 50) in which a plurality of capacitors (41 to 45) are connected to each other is included, one or two or more capacitors (overvoltage short-circuiting capacitors 40, 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d) in the capacitor circuit have a dielectric breakdown voltage made lower than that of another capacitor, and the one or two or more capacitors having the lower dielectric breakdown voltage are subjected to dielectric breakdown due to application of an overvoltage earlier than the other capacitor so that the capacitor circuit is short-circuited. As a result, the safety of the capacitor device and a device connected thereto can be enhanced.

A low leakage electrolytic capacitor includes a winding-type capacitor element, a hybrid electrically conductive medium and a package body. The winding-type capacitor element includes an anode foil, a cathode foil, and a separator interposed between the anode foil and the cathode foil. The hybrid electrically conductive medium is impregnated in the winding-type capacitor element and includes an electrically conductive polymer, an auxiliary polymer, an ion liquid, and a carbon filler. The package body encloses the winding-type capacitor element and the hybrid electrically conductive medium.

A conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitor having a high withstand voltage with a rated voltage of 63 V or higher, high heat resistance to high temperature reflow solder, and durability and reliability under high temperature environment with 125° C. or higher is provided. In a conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitor having an electrolytic solution and a cathode with conductive polymer, the electrolytic solution contains a solute and a solvent, the solvent contains diethylene glycol and/or triethylene glycol as a main component, the solute contains a long-chain dibasic carboxylic acid with 12 or more carbon atoms and an amine with a high boiling point, and the electrolytic solution is contained in a space of the capacitor element to which a solid electrolytic layer by conductive polymer is formed.

An improved capacitor is provided. The capacitor comprises a working element wherein the working element comprises an anode comprising a first dielectric on the anode, a cathode and a conductive separator between the first dielectric and cathode. The conductive separator comprises a separator and a first conductive polymer wherein the first conductive polymer at least partially encapsulates the separator. A second conductive polymer at least partially encapsulates the first conductive polymer and wherein the first conductive polymer has a higher conductivity than the second conductive polymer. An anode lead is in electrical contact with the anode and a cathode lead is in electrical contact with the cathode.