Vishay Intertechnology Snap-in Power Aluminum Capacitors Enable Higher Power Density to Save PCB Space, Lower Costs

Miniature Devices Offer Increased Ripple Current to 5.05 A and Useful Life of 5,000 Hours at 85 °C

257PRMSI

Products mentioned:

257 PRM-SI
For more information:
Media Contact - Bob Decker, Red Pines Group
Phone: 1.415.409.0233
Fax: 1.650.618.1512
E-mail: bob.decker@redpinesgroup.com

Sales Contact: http://www.vishay.com/
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MALVERN, Pa.April 15, 2020 — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new series of miniature snap-in power aluminum electrolytic capacitors that enables higher power density designs. The Vishay BCcomponents 257 PRM-SI series offers up to 20 % higher ripple current than previous-generation solutions in case sizes that are up to 20 % smaller, while providing longer useful life to 5,000 hours at 85 °C.

With ripple currents up to 5.05 A, the devices released today allow designers to utilize fewer components to save board space and lower costs. Featuring a cylindrical aluminum case, insulated with a blue sleeve, 257 PRM-SI series capacitors feature rated voltages to 500 V in 25 compact case sizes ranging from 22 mm by 25 mm to 35 mm by 60 mm. The RoHS-compliant devices are also available with 3-pin keyed polarity snap-in terminals.

As polarized aluminum electrolytic capacitors with a non-solid electrolyte, the devices are ideally suited for smoothing, buffering, and DC-Link filtering in switch mode power supplies used in medical, consumer welding, and test and measurement equipment, in addition to general industrial control and audio / video system applications.

Device Specification Table:

Case size (D x L in mm)

22 x 25 to 35 x 60

Capacitance range

56 µF to 3300 µF

Tolerance

± 20 %

Rated voltage

200 V to 450 V

500 V

Category temperature range

-40 °C to +85 °C

-25 °C to +85 °C

Useful life at +85 °C

5,000 h

Max. ESR at 100 Hz

70 mΩ to 3740 mΩ

Max. impedance at 10 kHz

60 mΩ to 3240 mΩ

Sectional specification

IEC 60384-4 / EN130300

Climatic category IEC 60038

40 / 85 / 56

25 / 85 / 56

Samples and production quantities of the 257 PRM-SI series capacitors are available now, with lead times of 14 weeks. 

Vishay manufactures one of the world’s largest portfolios of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components that are essential to innovative designs in the automotive, industrial, computing, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, and medical markets. Serving customers worldwide, Vishay is The DNA of tech.® Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH). More on Vishay at www.vishay.com.

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For more information:
Media Contact - Bob Decker, Red Pines Group
Phone: 1.415.409.0233
Fax: 1.650.618.1512
E-mail: bob.decker@redpinesgroup.com

Sales Contact: http://www.vishay.com/
en/company/contacts/

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