An embodiment of the invention relates to capacitors and capacitor module.
An embodiment of the invention relates to film capacitors and capacitor module equipped with the same.
Generally, when designing electronic circuits, capacitors are used to require a certain rated voltage and rated capacity. Types of capacitors include electrolytic capacitors, tantalum capacitors, or multilayer ceramic capacitors. Capacitors as described above are used by installing them on a circuit board (PCB). Recently, as products become lighter and simpler, the installation space for circuit boards is becoming smaller, which also places restrictions on the height at which capacitors may be installed on circuit boards. Meanwhile, capacitors are assembled by fixing the positive and negative terminals to a circuit board through soldering. Therefore, since the structure has no members other than the two terminals to secure the capacitor and the circuit board, it has the disadvantage of being vulnerable to external shock or vibration. Specifically, there is a possibility that the vibration of the circuit board is transmitted to the inside of the capacitor through the terminal, which is applied to the contact area inside the capacitor and causes contact failure. Shock and vibration applied to the outside of the capacitor may cause damage to the terminals and components provided in the contact portion. Damaged parts as described above cause an increase in leakage current during charging and discharging, thereby reducing charging and discharging efficiency, and deteriorating the capacitor due to heat generation and reducing the insulation voltage, which has a fatal impact on the life of the capacitor.
The contact failure within these products can cause fatal problems in capacitors where high voltage and large currents are charged and discharged, and for this reason, the transmission of internal vibration through the terminal must be completely blocked. Since the terminals of the capacitor are soldered to the circuit board, the vibration of a component body generated by the load of the component may be reversely transmitted to the soldered terminals. In this case, soldering defects in the terminal may result, and in the long run, the solder may be isolated, causing the circuit to open, or a fire may occur due to spark generation due to the contact failure. Recently, as the demand for modules with capacitors to be installed in vehicles with a lot of vibration increases, capacitor modules suitable for vehicles or devices with a lot of vibration are required.
An embodiment of the invention may provide a film capacitor having a bent portion in at least one lead wire and a capacitor module having the same. An embodiment of the invention can provide a film capacitor having a bent portion in each of a plurality of lead wires and a capacitor module having the same. An embodiment of the invention can provide a film capacitor having an elastic bent portion on the outside of a lead wire and a capacitor module having the same.
A film capacitor according to an embodiment of the invention includes a case with an open lower surface; a capacitor body disposed within the case and having first and second electrodes on both sides; a resin portion sealing the capacitor body; a first lead wire having one end connected to a first electrode of the capacitor body and having an outer portion exposed to an outside of the resin portion; and a second lead wire having one end connected to a second electrode of the capacitor body and having an outer portion exposed the outside of the resin portion, wherein each of the first and second lead wires may include a curved bent portion between a lower end of the case and the resin portion.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the bent portions of the first and second lead wires may be bent toward an inside of the case. The bent portions of the first and second lead wires may be bent toward an outside of the case. The bent portions of the first and second lead wires may be bent in different directions of the case. The bent portions of the first and second lead wires may have a triangular or hemispherical side cross section.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the other ends of each of the first and second lead wires extend from the bent portion and may be disposed on the same straight line as one end of each of the first and second lead wires. The other ends of each of the first and second lead wires extend from the bent portion and may be disposed outside of one end of each of the first and second lead wires.
A capacitor module according to an embodiment of the invention includes a capacitor including a case with an open lower surface, a capacitor body disposed within the case and having first and second electrodes on both sides, a resin portion sealing the capacitor body, a first lead wire having one end connected to a first electrode of the capacitor body and having an outer portion exposed to an outside of the resin portion, and a second lead wire having one end connected to a second electrode of the capacitor body and having an outer portion exposed the outside of the resin portion; a substrate disposed under the case and having a first hole coupled to the other end of the first lead wire of the capacitor and a second hole at the other end of the second lead wire; and a solder portion for fixing the other ends of the first and second lead wires in the first and second holes, wherein each of the first and second lead wires may include a curved bent portion between a lower end of the case and the resin portion.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the bent portions of the first and second lead wires may be disposed between the substrate and the resin portion. The bent portions of the first and second lead wires may be bent toward an inside or outside of the case. The bent portions of the first and second lead wires may be bent in different directions of the case. The bent portions of the first and second lead wires may have a triangular or hemispherical side cross section.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the other ends of each of the first and second lead wires extend from the bent portion and are disposed on the same straight line as one end of each of the first and second lead wires, the substrate may include a plurality of first sub-holes around the first hole and a plurality of second sub-holes around the second hole, and the solder portions may be disposed in the first and second sub-holes, respectively. The capacitor body may be a film capacitor.
An embodiment of the invention can prevent cracks in the solder portion where the end of the lead wire of the capacitor and the substrate are joined by providing a bent portion in the lead wire. An embodiment of the invention has the effect of absorbing deformation of the end of the lead wire due to a difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the capacitor and the substrate by providing a bent portion in the lead wire. An embodiment of the invention can improve the reliability of the film capacitor and the capacitor module equipped with the same against vibration in a moving object such as a vehicle by stably fixing the film capacitor to the substrate.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. A technical spirit of the invention is not limited to some embodiments to be described, and may be implemented in various other forms, and one or more of the components may be selectively combined and substituted for use within the scope of the technical spirit of the invention. In addition, the terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the embodiments of the invention, unless specifically defined and described explicitly, may be interpreted in a meaning that may be generally understood by those having ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains, and terms that are commonly used such as terms defined in a dictionary should be able to interpret their meanings in consideration of the contextual meaning of the relevant technology. The terms used in the embodiments of the invention are for explaining the embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention.
In this specification, the singular forms also may include plural forms unless otherwise specifically stated in a phrase, and in the case in which at least one (or one or more) of A and (and) B, C is stated, it may include one or more of all combinations that may be combined with A, B, and C. In describing the components of the embodiments of the invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. Such terms are only for distinguishing the component from other component, and may not be determined by the term by the nature, sequence or procedure etc. of the corresponding constituent element. And when it is described that a component is “connected”, “coupled” or “joined” to another component, the description may include not only being directly connected, coupled or joined to the other component but also being “connected”, “coupled” or “joined” by another component between the component and the other component. In addition, in the case of being described as being formed or disposed “above (on)” or “below (under)” of each component, the description includes not only when two components are in direct contact with each other, but also when one or more other components are formed or disposed between the two components. In addition, when expressed as “above (on)” or “below (under)”, it may refer to a downward direction as well as an upward direction with respect to one element.
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The electrodes 121 and 122 include a first electrode 121 and a second electrode 122 disposed on both sides of the capacitor 100, and the first electrode 121 and the second electrode 122 serve as paths for charging or discharging electricity. The first electrode 121 and the second electrode 122 may be an anode and a cathode, and may be exposed to the outside of the capacitor body 110.
The lead wires 131 and 141 may include a first lead wire 131 connected to one end 131A of the first electrode 121 and a second lead wire 141 connected to one end 141A of the second electrode 122. The first lead wire 131 may extend from the first electrode 121 toward the substrate 200, and the other end 133 of the first lead wire 131 may protrude toward a lower portion of the substrate 200 through the first hole 211 of the substrate 200. The second lead wire 141 may extend from the second electrode 122 toward the substrate 200, and the other end 143 of the second lead wire 141 may protrude toward a lower portion of the substrate 200 through the second hole 221 of the substrate 200.
The resin portion 150 seals the capacitor body 110. The resin portion 150 may be formed of a resin material such as silicone or epoxy. The resin portion 150 covers the upper surface, lower surface, and side surfaces of the capacitor body 110, and covers the surfaces of the first electrode 121 and the second electrode 122.
One side (i.e., lower surface) of the case 120 is opened and the case 120 has a space inside to accommodate the capacitor body 110. The resin portion 150 is filled in the case 120 in which the capacitor body 110 is provided, thereby sealing the capacitor body 110, the first electrode 121, and the second electrode 122. Here, the resin portion 150 seals the upper portions of the first lead wire 131 and the second lead wire 141. The lower surface of the resin portion 150 may be a concave curved surface and may be disposed above the lower end of the case 120.
The outside of the first lead wire 131 and the second lead wire 141 may protrude from the lower surface of the resin portion 150. The first lead wire 131 may extend vertically (i.e., in a straight line) from the outside of the first electrode 121 toward the first hole 211 of the substrate 200, and may be connected to the second lead wire 131. The wire 141 may extend vertically (i.e., in a straight line) from the outside of the second electrode 122 toward the second hole 221 of the substrate 200. One ends 131A and 141A and other ends 133 and 143 of each of the first and second lead wires 131 and 141 may be arranged on the same straight line.
The first and second lead wires 131 and 141 include a stacked structure of an inner layer L1 and an outer layer L2, as shown in
When the minimum distance from the lower end of the case 120 to the surface (i.e., lower surface) of the resin portion 150 is T1, and a distance from the upper surface of the substrate 200 or the lower end of the case 120 to the exposed portion of the first and second lead wires 131 and 141 is T0, T1<TO may be satisfied, and T0 may be 3 mm or more, for example, in the range of 3 mm to 5 mm or 3 mm to 10 mm. T1 may be 2 mm or more. Since this is cured after dispensing the resin part 150 in the case 120, the surface of the resin portion 150 located in the center region of the case 120 may be more concave than the surface of the resin portion 150 located outside the case 120.
The case 120 may have a polygonal outer shape, or as another example, a circular shape. The case 120 may be made of plastic, and may be spaced apart from the capacitor body 110 by the resin portion 150.
The substrate 200 may be a flexible or rigid substrate, and may be made of resin or metal. The substrate 200 may include a plurality of holes 211 and 221 in a region corresponding to the capacitor 100, and the plurality of holes 211 and 221 may penetrate from the upper surface to the lower surface of the substrate 200. The plurality of holes 211 and 221 may include a first hole 211 to which the other end 133 of the first lead wire 131 is coupled and a second hole 221 to which the other end 143 of the second lead wire 141 is coupled. The first and second holes 211 and 221 may have diameters larger than the diameters of the first and second lead wires 131 and 141.
When the capacitor body 110 is mounted on the substrate 200 and the first and second lead wires 131 and 141 are coupled to the first and second holes 221, the first and second lead wires 131 and 141 are connected using solder. The first and second lead wires 131 and 141 are fixed through the second holes 211 and 221. At this time, the solder may be exposed to the upper surface of the substrate 200 through the first and second holes 211 and 221, and when hardened, may function as the solder portion 250.
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A plating layer, for example, made of copper or a copper alloy material, is formed in the first and second holes 211,221, the first sub-holes 215, 216, 217, 218, and the second sub-holes 225, 226, 227, 228 to improve the bonding efficiency with the solder portion 250.
The capacitor body 110 has a thermal expansion coefficient of about 100 ppm/° C., and the thermal expansion coefficient of the substrate 200 is about 15 ppm/° C., and there is difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the capacitor body 110 and the substrate 200. That is, the difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the substrate 200 and the capacitor body 110 may be 6 times or more, for example, in the range of 6 to 10 times. Conventionally, when used for a long time in an environment where temperature conditions change rapidly, cracks may occur due to thermal fatigue in the solder portion 250 that secures the other ends 133 and 143 of the lead wires 131 and 141 through the substrate 200. That is, stress occurs in the solder portion 250 that fixes the capacitor 100 and the substrate 200 when the temperature changes due to a difference in thermal expansion coefficient, and when used for a long time under conditions where the temperature changes, stress occurs in the solder portion 250. There is a problem that it acts repeatedly and develops into cracks (see
An embodiment of the invention may include a member capable of relieving stress due to a difference in thermal expansion coefficient between the first and second lead wires 131 and 141 and the substrate 200. The member may include bent portions 132 and 142. The bent portions 132 and 142 may be exposed from the resin portion 150 outside of the first and second lead wires 131 and 141. The bent portions 132 and 142 are disposed outside the first and second lead wires 131 and 141, and may be disposed between the resin portion 150 and a horizontal straight line at the lower end of the case 120. The bent portions 132 and 142 may be disposed between the substrate 200 and the resin portion 150. The outside of the first and second lead wires 131 and 141 may be an outer portion of the resin portion 150, and the inside may be an inner portion of the resin portion 150. The bent portions 132 and 142 may be disposed in the lower space 160 of the case 120.
The lower ends P1 of the bent portions 132 and 142 may be disposed on the same straight line as the lower end of the case 120, or may be disposed higher than a straight line extending horizontally from the lower end of the case 120, and for example, may be separated by more than 0.01 mm from the horizontal straight line at the lower end of the case 120. The upper ends P2 of the bent portions 132 and 142 may be located 0.5 mm or more from the upper surface of the substrate 200, and may be adjacent to the resin portion 150 or spaced apart from the surface of the resin portion 150 by 0.05 mm. These bent portions 132 and 142 may be disposed between the substrate 200 and the resin portion 150 to absorb stress transmitted from one ends 131A and 141A of the lead wires 131 and 141 to the other end portions 133 and 143.
The height T2 of the bent portions 132 and 142 may be 0.5 mm or more, for example, in the range of 0.5 mm to 3 mm, and may be smaller than the distance T0, for example, 30% or more, for example, in a range of 50% to 90% of the distance T0.
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When viewed from a side cross-section, the shape of the bent portions 132 and 142 may be a triangular shape connecting the upper, lower, and inner ends of the bent portions 132 and 142. The bent portions 132 and 142 of the first and second lead wires 131 and 141 may be bent toward the inside of the case 120. Accordingly, the bent portions 132 and 142 absorb stress due to a difference in thermal expansion coefficient transmitted from the capacitor body 110 to the substrate 200. Accordingly, by absorbing the stress, the impact transmitted to the solder portion 250 from the other ends 133 and 143 of the first and second lead wires 131 and 141 coupled in the first and second holes 211 and 221 of the substrate 200 may be blocked, so that the occurrence of cracks in the solder portion 250 may be eliminated even when used for a long time in an environment where the temperature changes or where there is a lot of movement (see
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The components of the embodiments disclosed above may be individually configured or mixed with each other. For example, the shapes of the bent portions of the two lead wires 131 and 141 may be a mixture of angular and curved shapes. Additionally, the bent portions of the lead wires 131 and 141 are diagonal and may have an angled or curved shape.
Features, structures, effects, etc. described in the above embodiments are included in at least one embodiment of the invention, and are not necessarily limited to only one embodiment. Furthermore, features, structures, effects, etc. illustrated in each embodiment may be combined or modified for other embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the embodiments belong. Accordingly, the contents related to such combinations and modifications should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the invention. In addition, although the embodiment has been described above, it is only an example and does not limit the invention, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains are exemplified above in a range that does not depart from the essential characteristics of the present embodiment. It may be seen that various modifications and applications that have not been made are possible. For example, each component specifically shown in the embodiment may be implemented by modification. And the differences related to these modifications and applications should be construed as being included in the scope of the invention defined in the appended claims.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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10-2021-0180584 | Dec 2021 | KR | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/KR2022/020505 | 12/15/2022 | WO |