Method and system for initial self-healing type classification of metallized film capacitors

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12449488-B2
Application number	US-202418433502-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2024
Priority date	Feb 11, 2023
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

A method and a system for initial self-healing type classification of metallized film capacitors, which relate to the technical field of high-voltage capacitors. The method comprises: applying voltages at different voltage ramp rates to metallized film capacitors to be tested, and determining a voltage bearing range of the metallized film capacitors; determining, according to a corresponding voltage of the metallized film capacitors when initial self-healing occurs and a residual voltage after the initial self-healing occurs, corresponding initial self-healing energy of metallized film capacitors when the initial self-healing occurs; establishing an initial self-healing voltage-energy database according to an initial self-healing voltage of the samples when the initial self-healing occurs and the corresponding initial self-healing energy when the initial self-healing occurs; and classifying the metallized film capacitors by combining an initial self-healing recovery condition and the subsequent service life and performance data of the metallized film capacitors.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for initial self-healing type classification of metallized film capacitors, comprising:
step 1: applying voltages at different voltage ramp rates to metallized film capacitors to be tested, and determining a voltage bearing range of the metallized film capacitors;
step 2: determining, according to corresponding voltages of the metallized film capacitors when initial self-healing occurs and residual voltages after the initial self-healing occurs, corresponding initial self-healing energy of metallized film capacitors when the initial self-healing occurs within the voltage bearing range of the metallized film capacitors;
step 3: establishing an initial self-healing voltage-energy database according to a corresponding relationship between the corresponding initial self-healing voltages of the metallized film capacitor samples when the initial self-healing occurs and the corresponding initial self-healing energy when the initial self-healing occurs; and
step 4: classifying the metallized film capacitors by utilizing the initial self-healing voltage-energy database and combining an initial self-healing recovery condition and subsequent service lives and performance data of the metallized film capacitors; wherein
the initial self-healing voltage-energy database is established according to the corresponding relationship between the initial self-healing voltages and the initial self-healing energy obtained in the step 2, the established initial self-healing voltage-energy database is subjected to a nonlinear fitting method, and it is determined that the initial self-healing voltage and the initial self-healing energy meet a relation of E SHI =aU SHI n , n∈[2,4], where n∈R,

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kC
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β
α

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C 0 is a capacitance, β is a square resistance, ƒ(P) is an interlayer pressure function, and α, k are coefficients, so as to define a boundary range of the initial self-healing voltage-energy database;
an external voltage is applied to the metallized film capacitor, and an initial self-healing voltage boundary is defined, wherein 4U nom is an upper boundary, and corresponding initial self-healing energy is E SHI2 ; 3U nom is a lower boundary, and corresponding initial self-healing energy is E SHI1 , and if:
(1) no self-healing occurs within 2U nom ˜5U nom , the metallized film capacitor is an A-level capacitor;
(2) the initial self-healing voltage is within 4U nom ˜5U nom , the initial self-healing energy is smaller than E SHI2 , and after initial self-healing recovery, the voltage can rise to 5U nom at an original voltage ramp rate, the metallized film capacitor is a B-level capacitor, and otherwise, the metallized film capacitor is a C-level capacitor;
in addition to the case that after the initial self-healing recovery, the voltage can rise to 5U nom at the original voltage ramp rate, the voltage can also rise to 5U nom after independent self-healing occurs for several times, the metallized film capacitor is the B-level capacitor, and otherwise, the metallized film capacitor is the C-level capacitor;
(3) the initial self-healing voltage is within 3U nom ˜4U nom , the initial self-healing energy is smaller than E SHI1 , and after initial self-healing recovery, the voltage can rise to 4U nom at the original voltage ramp rate, the metallized film capacitor is the C-level capacitor, and otherwise, the metallized film capacitor is a D-level capacitor;
in addition to the case that after the initial self-healing recovery, the voltage can rise to 4U nom at the original voltage ramp rate, the voltage can also rise to 4U nom after independent self-healing occurs for several times, the metallized film capacitor is the C-level capacitor, and otherwise, the metallized film capacitor is the D-level capacitor;
(4) the initial self-healing voltage is within 2U nom ˜3U nom , and after initial self-healing recovery, the voltage can rise to 3U nom at the original voltage ramp rate, and the metallized film capacitor is the D-level capacitor;
in addition to the case that after the initial self-healing recovery, the voltage can rise to 4U nom at the original voltage ramp rate, the voltage can also rise to 3U nom after independent self-healing occurs for several times, and the metallized film capacitor is the D-level capacitor;
(5) the initial self-healing voltage is within 0˜2U nom , or the initial self-healing occurs in the areas of (1) to (4), the self-healing voltage cannot be recovered, and the metallized film capacitor is an E-level capacitor along with intensive self-healing; and
the service lives of the metallized film capacitors are defined based on the number of times of applying voltages, the metallized film capacitors with different levels are selected for testing the service lives of the samples with different levels under an applicable voltage, voltage ramp rates used when the metallized film capacitors are classified are applied to the metallized film capacitors to enable the voltages to rise to a maximum value of each corresponding level range, and it is determined that the capacitor fails when a capacitance of the capacitor drops by more than 5% or the capacitor is broken down; the A-level and B-level metallized film capacitors are both used in application scenarios with the voltage lower than 1250V, wherein the service life of the A-level sample is 1400 times, the service life of the B-level capacitor is 1000 times, the C-level metallized film capacitor is used in an application scenario with the voltage lower than 1000V, the D-level metallized film capacitor is used in an application scenario with the voltage lower than 750V, the service lives of the C-level capacitor and the D-level capacitor are both 1200 times, and the E-level capacitor is a metallized film capacitor which is irreversibly damaged in the classification process or is unsuitable for a working condition exceeding a rated voltage thereof and thus is not used.

2. The method for initial self-healing type classification of metallized film capacitors according to claim 1 , wherein step 1 further comprises:
according to the corresponding voltages of the metallized film capacitors when the initial self-healing occurs and the initial self-healing recovery condition under the voltages at the different voltage ramp rates, specifying U nom as a nominal voltage of the metallized film capacitors, and taking a voltage range of U 1 ˜U 4 as the voltage bearing range of the metallized film capacitors, when the external voltage is less than U 1 , no self-healing phenomenon generated in the capacitors;
and when the external voltage is more than U 4 , the voltage exceeding a self-healing recovery bearing range of the capacitors.

3. The method for initial self-healing type classification of metallized film capacitors according to claim 1 , wherein step 2 further comprises:
within the voltage bearing range of the metallized film capacitors determined in the step 1, determining, by using an electrical formula, the corresponding energy when the initial self-healing of the metallized film capacitors occurs, wherein the formula is as follows:

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Assignees

• Univ Chongqing

Inventors

• Wang Feipeng
• Zhang Jie
• He Yushuang
• Li Jian
• Chen Weigen
• Huang Zhengyong
• Wang Qiang
• Zhang Xiao

Classifications

• H01G4/33

  Thin- or thick-film capacitors {(thin- or thick-film circuits; capacitors without a potential-jump or surface barrier specially adapted for integrated circuits, details thereof, multistep manufacturing processes therefor)} · CPC title

• H01G4/015 Primary

  Special provisions for self-healing · CPC title

• H01G13/00

  Apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing capacitors; Processes specially adapted for manufacturing capacitors not provided for in groups H01G4/00 - H01G11/00 · CPC title

• G01R31/016

  Testing of capacitors (measuring capacitance G01R27/2605) · CPC title

• G01R31/64 Primary

  Testing of capacitors · CPC title