Background
The aluminum electrolytic capacitor is a capacitor, the anode of which is composed of aluminum foil, and the cathode of which is composed of paper immersed with electrolyte and aluminum foil. The aluminum electrolytic capacitor has the main characteristics of large capacity, and has a larger capacitance value due to the special structural design and the special process manufacturing technology. This is mainly because the oxide film (Al 2O3) formed on the surface of the anode aluminum foil is very thin and dense, and this oxide film has a high dielectric constant as a dielectric, and can effectively store charges. In addition, the electrochemical etching process of the aluminum foil increases the surface area, thereby increasing the capacitance value. Aluminum electrolytic capacitors generally employ a structural design in which a flat plate capacitor is wound, which allows an increase in the surface area of the electrode in a relatively small space, thereby increasing the capacity of the capacitor. The positive and negative polarities are that the aluminum electrolytic capacitor has definite positive and negative polarities, and the correct connection of the positive and negative poles must be paid attention to when in use. If the capacitor is connected reversely, the capacitor cannot work normally, and the capacitor can generate heat due to overlarge leakage current, damage an oxide film and even explode. This phenomenon is called "valve effect" and is a cause of the polarity of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor. Pressure resistance limitation the pressure resistance of aluminum electrolytic capacitors is mainly limited by the thickness of the aluminum oxide film and the unevenness of the aluminum foil surface. The thickness of the aluminum oxide film is proportional to the withstand voltage, but an excessively thick oxide film easily becomes brittle and cracks on the rough porous surface of the aluminum foil, causing cracks and causing electric leakage. The unevenness of the surface of the aluminum foil also affects the withstand voltage of the capacitor, because the unevenness may cause local voltage concentration, and thus may cause breakdown. The self-repairing function of the oxide film is that the aluminum oxide film is gradually thickened in the working process of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor to form a protective layer to prevent aluminum from being dissolved in the electrolyte. When the inside of the capacitor fails, the capacitor can automatically start a self-repairing function, and the aluminum oxide film is reformed and thickened through a thermal effect and an ion diffusion effect, so that the normal working state of the capacitor is finally recovered.
CN112927938a discloses an electrolyte of an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor and an electronic device, and relates to the technical field of electrochemistry. The electrolyte of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor comprises an alcohol solvent, an auxiliary solvent, a solute, a spark voltage booster, a corrosion inhibitor and a novel hydrogen eliminator. The electrolyte of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor provided by the invention can inhibit the esterification reaction of the electrolyte at high temperature by introducing the solute with a long carbon chain and a branched chain, reduce the generation of moisture and improve the high-temperature stability of products, and can keep the internal air pressure of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor within a stable range by the synergistic effect of the auxiliary solvent and the novel hydrogen eliminator, so that the electrolyte is safe and stable, the bulge of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor is prevented, and the service life of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor is prolonged.
CN107910183a discloses a high-voltage aluminium electrolytic capacitor resistant to low temperature of-40 ℃, which comprises a shell and a cover body, wherein a core pack is arranged in the shell, the core pack is immersed with electrolyte, the conductivity of the electrolyte at-40 ℃ is more than 1.4ms/cm, the core pack is formed by overlapping and winding anode foil, cathode foil and electrolytic paper, the same sides of the cathode foil and the anode foil are respectively provided with the electrolytic paper serving as a substrate, the electrolytic paper comprises inner-layer electrolytic paper and outer-layer electrolytic paper, and the inner-layer electrolytic paper is made of manila hemp and kraft paper. The outer electrolytic paper is made of plant fibers which are not subjected to coating treatment and bleaching treatment. According to the invention, through improvement of process steps and conditions, the electrostatic capacity of the high-voltage aluminum electrolytic capacitor at the low temperature of-40 ℃ is improved to 65% -80% of that at the low temperature of 20 ℃, so that the low temperature resistance of the high-voltage aluminum electrolytic capacitor is effectively improved, the cost can be reduced, the volume of the capacitor is reduced, and the technical requirements of the current tightened electronic design are better met.
The aluminum electrolytic capacitor is widely applied to occasions such as power supply filtering, decoupling, signal coupling, time constant setting and the like, and has the advantages of large capacitance per unit volume and low cost, but has the disadvantages of large dielectric loss and capacity error and poor low temperature resistance and corrosion resistance. In general, electrolyte precipitation or electrolyte freezing phenomenon is easy to occur below-25 ℃, so that the capacity of the capacitor is rapidly attenuated, and when the low-temperature capacity attenuation exceeds a certain value, the whole machine can not be started. And the anode corrosion phenomenon of the electrolytic capacitor can greatly reduce the service life of the electrolytic capacitor.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, the present invention provides an electrolyte for an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, an aluminum electrolytic capacitor and a method for preparing the same.
The electrolyte in the aluminum electrolytic capacitor is a key component, and is closely related to the performance of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor, so that the electrolyte serves as an actual cathode of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor and plays an important role in providing oxygen ions and repairing an aluminum anodic oxide film. The common liquid aluminum electrolytic capacitor in the market at present has the problems that the electrolyte in the working electrolyte is mostly linear polycarboxylic acid, so that the electrolyte has low flash power, poor low-temperature performance, poor thermal stability and the like, and the performance of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor is greatly limited. The electrolyte significantly affects the electrostatic capacity, charge-discharge rate, long-term reliability and temperature characteristics of the capacitor through its conductivity, dielectric constant, chemical stability, amount, additives and solvent chemical characteristics, and thus, the selection of an appropriate electrolyte is critical to optimize the overall performance of the capacitor. The invention provides a modified polycarboxylic acid and organic carboxylic acid ammonium salt which are used as electrolyte in electrolyte, wherein the modified polycarboxylic acid has a ring structure, a nonpolar group and a sulfonic acid group, so that the modified polycarboxylic acid has more stable low-temperature electric performance and higher electrostatic capacity, and the sulfonic acid group has higher chemical stability and acidity, and can form a stable adsorption layer with the surface of metal, thereby inhibiting the corrosion of the metal, so that the sulfonic acid group can be used as a part of corrosion inhibitor in the electrolyte of an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, and can reduce the pitting and surface corrosion spalling phenomena of the aluminum foil in the corrosion process by acting with the surface of the aluminum foil, improve the distribution of surface tunnel holes and improve the performance and service life of the capacitor.
The invention provides an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, which comprises, by weight, 60-90 parts of a solvent, 1-5 parts of a modified polycarboxylic acid, 5-20 parts of an organic carboxylic acid ammonium salt, 1-4 parts of a stopping agent, 2-15 parts of a sparking voltage lifting agent and 1-3 parts of a hydrogen absorbing agent.
Obviously, the invention also synchronously provides an electrolyte for the aluminum electrolytic capacitor, which comprises the following raw materials, by weight, 60-90 parts of a solvent, 1-5 parts of modified polycarboxylic acid, 5-20 parts of an organic carboxylic acid ammonium salt, 1-4 parts of a stopping agent, 2-15 parts of a sparking voltage lifting agent and 1-3 parts of a hydrogen absorbing agent.
The preparation method of the modified polycarboxylic acid comprises the following steps:
X1, mixing 4-hydroxycyclohexane-1-sulfonic acid with sodium and anhydrous tetrahydrofuran in an inert atmosphere, wherein the molar ratio of the 4-hydroxycyclohexane-1-sulfonic acid to the sodium is 1:1-1.5, heating to 40-50 ℃, stirring for 6-10 hours, filtering, and concentrating to obtain a residue for the next step;
And X2, adding the product of the last step into ethylene glycol, adding 2-bromotetradecyl ethyl carbonate, heating to 70-80 ℃, stirring for 4-8 hours, adding a sodium hydroxide aqueous solution, stirring and hydrolyzing, and adding phosphoric acid to adjust the pH to be acidic, wherein the molar ratio of the product of the last step to the 2-bromotetradecyl ethyl carbonate to the sodium hydroxide is 1:1-2:1-2.
Further, the solvent is one or two of ethylene glycol and gamma-butyrolactone.
Further, the organic carboxylic acid ammonium salt comprises one or more of diethyl sebacate, ammonium sebacate and ammonium azelate.
Further, the inhibitor is one of phosphoric acid, phosphorous acid or hypophosphorous acid.
Further, the sparking voltage booster is one of mannitol, polyvinyl alcohol borate or polymerized fatty acid and ammonium salt.
Further, the hydrogen absorbing agent is one of p-nitrobenzoic acid, p-nitrobenzyl alcohol or p-nitrophenol.
The preparation method of the electrolyte for the aluminum electrolytic capacitor comprises the following steps:
Heating a solvent to 100-120 ℃, adding modified polycarboxylic acid, heating to 130-150 ℃, preserving heat for 1-2 hours, cooling to 100-120 ℃, adding organic carboxylic acid ammonium salt, continuously cooling to 80-90 ℃, adding a stopping agent, a sparking voltage lifting agent and a hydrogen absorbing agent, uniformly mixing, and cooling to room temperature to obtain the electrolyte for the aluminum electrolytic capacitor.
The invention also provides a preparation method of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor, which comprises the following steps:
winding the anode aluminum foil, the electrolytic paper and the cathode aluminum foil into a core package, immersing the core package in the electrolyte, pressurizing and immersing, and charging and aging to obtain the cathode aluminum foil.
Further, the pressurization is 3 to 5 atmospheres.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
The invention provides a modified polycarboxylic acid and organic carboxylic acid ammonium salt which are used as electrolyte in electrolyte, wherein the modified polycarboxylic acid has a ring structure, a nonpolar group and a sulfonic acid group, so that the modified polycarboxylic acid has more stable low-temperature electric performance and higher electrostatic capacity, and the sulfonic acid group has higher chemical stability and acidity, and can form a stable adsorption layer with the surface of metal, thereby inhibiting the corrosion of the metal, so that the sulfonic acid group can be used as a part of corrosion inhibitor in the electrolyte of an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, and can reduce the pitting and surface corrosion spalling phenomena of the aluminum foil in the corrosion process by acting with the surface of the aluminum foil, improve the distribution of surface tunnel holes and improve the performance and service life of the capacitor.
Detailed Description
4-Hydroxycyclohexane-1-sulfonic acid, 4-hydroxycyclohexane-1-sulfonic acid, CAS number 58730-94-2.
Example 1
A preparation method of an aluminum electrolytic capacitor comprises the following steps:
Winding anode aluminum foil, electrolytic paper and cathode aluminum foil into a core package, immersing the core package in electrolyte, pressurizing to 5 atm for immersion, selecting specification and size of 400V,500 muF, phi 35 multiplied by 50mm for the capacitor core package, and charging and aging to obtain the final product.
The preparation method of the electrolyte for the aluminum electrolytic capacitor comprises the following steps of:
60 parts of ethylene glycol and 15 parts of gamma-butyrolactone are heated to 120 ℃,4 parts of modified polycarboxylic acid is added, the temperature is raised to 140 ℃, the heat is preserved for 1 hour, 8 parts of ammonium sebacate and 8 parts of ammonium azelate are added after the temperature is reduced to 120 ℃,2 parts of phosphorous acid, 9 parts of mannitol and 1 part of p-nitrobenzoic acid are added after the temperature is continuously reduced to 85 ℃, the mixture is uniformly mixed, and the mixture is cooled to room temperature, so that the electrolyte for the aluminum electrolytic capacitor is obtained;
Wherein the preparation method of the modified polycarboxylic acid comprises the following steps:
X1, mixing 4-hydroxycyclohexane-1-sulfonic acid with sodium and anhydrous tetrahydrofuran under an inert atmosphere, wherein the molar ratio of the 4-hydroxycyclohexane-1-sulfonic acid to the sodium is 1:1, heating to 45 ℃, stirring for 8 hours, filtering, and concentrating to obtain a residue for the next step;
And X2, adding the product of the last step into ethylene glycol, adding 2-bromotetradecyl ethyl carbonate, heating to 80 ℃, stirring for 6 hours, adding 1mol/L sodium hydroxide aqueous solution, stirring and hydrolyzing, and adding phosphoric acid to adjust the pH to be 6, wherein the mol ratio of the product of the last step to the 2-bromotetradecyl ethyl carbonate to the sodium hydroxide is 1:1:1.5.
Example 2
Substantially the same as in example 1, except that the amount of the modified polycarboxylic acid was 2 parts.
Example 3
Substantially the same as in example 1, except that the amount of the modified polycarboxylic acid was 3 parts.
Example 4
Substantially the same as in example 1, except that the amount of the modified polycarboxylic acid was 5 parts.
Comparative example 1
A preparation method of an aluminum electrolytic capacitor comprises the following steps:
Winding anode aluminum foil, electrolytic paper and cathode aluminum foil into a core package, immersing the core package in electrolyte, pressurizing to 5 atm for immersion, selecting specification and size of 400V,500 muF, phi 35 multiplied by 50mm for the capacitor core package, and charging and aging to obtain the final product.
The preparation method of the electrolyte for the aluminum electrolytic capacitor comprises the following steps of:
60 parts of ethylene glycol and 15 parts of gamma-butyrolactone are heated to 120 ℃,10 parts of ammonium sebacate and 10 parts of ammonium azelate are added, after the temperature is continuously reduced to 85 ℃,2 parts of phosphorous acid, 9 parts of mannitol and 1 part of p-nitrobenzoic acid are added, the mixture is uniformly mixed, and the mixture is cooled to room temperature, thus obtaining the electrolyte for the aluminum electrolytic capacitor.
Comparative example 2
A preparation method of an aluminum electrolytic capacitor comprises the following steps:
Winding anode aluminum foil, electrolytic paper and cathode aluminum foil into a core package, immersing the core package in electrolyte, pressurizing to 5 atm for immersion, selecting specification and size of 400V,500 muF, phi 35 multiplied by 50mm for the capacitor core package, and charging and aging to obtain the final product.
The preparation method of the electrolyte for the aluminum electrolytic capacitor comprises the following steps of:
60 parts of ethylene glycol and 15 parts of gamma-butyrolactone are heated to 120 ℃,4 parts of modified polycarboxylic acid is added, the temperature is raised to 140 ℃, the heat is preserved for 1 hour, 8 parts of ammonium sebacate and 8 parts of ammonium azelate are added after the temperature is reduced to 120 ℃,2 parts of phosphorous acid, 9 parts of mannitol and 1 part of p-nitrobenzoic acid are added after the temperature is continuously reduced to 85 ℃, the mixture is uniformly mixed, and the mixture is cooled to room temperature, so that the electrolyte for the aluminum electrolytic capacitor is obtained;
Wherein the preparation method of the modified polycarboxylic acid comprises the following steps:
X1, mixing cyclohexanol, sodium and anhydrous tetrahydrofuran in an inert atmosphere, wherein the molar ratio of cyclohexanol to sodium is 1:1, heating to 45 ℃, stirring for 8 hours, filtering, and concentrating to obtain a residue for the next step;
And X2, adding the product of the last step into ethylene glycol, adding 2-bromotetradecyl ethyl carbonate, heating to 80 ℃, stirring for 6 hours, adding 1mol/L sodium hydroxide aqueous solution, stirring and hydrolyzing, and adding phosphoric acid to adjust the pH to be 6, wherein the mol ratio of the product of the last step to the 2-bromotetradecyl ethyl carbonate to the sodium hydroxide is 1:1:1.5.
Comparative example 3
A preparation method of an aluminum electrolytic capacitor comprises the following steps:
Winding anode aluminum foil, electrolytic paper and cathode aluminum foil into a core package, immersing the core package in electrolyte, pressurizing to 5 atm for immersion, selecting specification and size of 400V,500 muF, phi 35 multiplied by 50mm for the capacitor core package, and charging and aging to obtain the final product.
The preparation method of the electrolyte for the aluminum electrolytic capacitor comprises the following steps of:
60 parts of ethylene glycol and 15 parts of gamma-butyrolactone are heated to 120 ℃,4 parts of modified polycarboxylic acid is added, the temperature is raised to 140 ℃, the heat is preserved for 1 hour, 8 parts of ammonium sebacate and 8 parts of ammonium azelate are added after the temperature is reduced to 120 ℃,2 parts of phosphorous acid, 9 parts of mannitol and 1 part of p-nitrobenzoic acid are added after the temperature is continuously reduced to 85 ℃, the mixture is uniformly mixed, and the mixture is cooled to room temperature, so that the electrolyte for the aluminum electrolytic capacitor is obtained;
Wherein the preparation method of the modified polycarboxylic acid comprises the following steps:
x1, mixing cyclohexyl methanol with sodium and anhydrous tetrahydrofuran in an inert atmosphere, wherein the molar ratio of the cyclohexyl methanol to the sodium is 1:1, heating to 45 ℃, stirring for 8 hours, filtering, and concentrating to obtain a residue for the next step;
And X2, adding the product of the last step into ethylene glycol, adding 2-bromotetradecyl ethyl carbonate, heating to 80 ℃, stirring for 6 hours, adding 1mol/L sodium hydroxide aqueous solution, stirring and hydrolyzing, and adding phosphoric acid to adjust the pH to be 6, wherein the mol ratio of the product of the last step to the 2-bromotetradecyl ethyl carbonate to the sodium hydroxide is 1:1:1.5.
Test example 1
The aluminum electrolytic capacitors prepared in examples and comparative examples were tested for electrostatic capacity at normal temperature, equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) value, conductivity, and sparking voltage, and specific data are shown in table 1.
TABLE 1 electrical properties of aluminum electrolytic capacitors
Capacitance and equivalent series resistance are two important parameters of a capacitor that describe the behavior of the capacitor in a circuit. Electrostatic capacitance is the ability of a capacitor to store charge, the size of the capacitor determining how much charge it can store, and the ability to store these charges at a given voltage. The equivalent series resistance refers to the equivalent resistance of the capacitor in the ac circuit due to leakage, dielectric loss, conductor resistance, and the like. ESR describes the effect of these non-idealities on capacitor performance. ESR has an important influence on the charge-discharge speed, ripple current bearing capacity and heat loss of the capacitor. The lower the ESR, the higher the charge-discharge efficiency of the capacitor, the stronger the ripple current carrying capacity and the smaller the heat loss. As can be seen from the test data in Table 1, the aluminum electrolytic capacitors prepared by the invention have higher electrostatic capacity and lower equivalent series resistance. Conductivity refers to an indicator of the conductivity of a capacitor, which indicates the ability of a current per unit length or per unit area to pass through the capacitor. The higher the conductivity, the more conductive the capacitor. The sparking voltage refers to the voltage at which sparking (i.e., electrical breakdown) occurs in the capacitor working electrolyte. The sparking voltage is an important parameter for measuring the insulating properties of the capacitor, and is related to the conductivity and the water content of the electrolyte. As can be seen from the data in table 1, the aluminum electrolytic capacitors of examples and comparative examples 2 to 3 have higher conductivity and sparking voltage than comparative example 1, probably because the modified polycarboxylic acids of examples and comparative examples 2 to 3 have not only alkane branches but also cyclic structures and nonpolar groups, and the ring tension of the cyclic structures results in more stable ionic movement rate in solution, thus having better electrical properties. However, in example 1, compared with other examples, the electrolyte was used as a key repair factor for repairing the anode foil oxide film in the electrolyte, and when the content of the repair factor was low, the repair capability in the electrolyte was insufficient and could not counter balance the discharge capability of the oxygen anions, thus making the electrical performance poor. Conversely, if the electrolyte content is too high, the acidity of the electrolyte increases, with a consequent increase in the concentration of oxyacid radical ions, which increases the probability of discharge of oxyanions, which in turn leads to a decrease in the flashover voltage. The aluminum electrolytic capacitor in example 1 thus exhibits the best electrical performance.
Test example 2
The aluminum electrolytic capacitors prepared in examples and comparative examples were subjected to durability test at low temperature, applied with 450V voltage and 1.33A ripple current, subjected to durability test (120 Hz) at-50, -25, 20 ℃ for 2000 hours, and tested for capacity loss, and leakage current, see in particular table 2.
TABLE 2 Low temperature electrical durability of aluminum electrolytic capacitors
As can be seen from the data in table 2, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor prepared in other examples of the present invention has good low temperature performance compared to comparative example 1, probably because the electrolyte used in other examples has not only branched carboxylic acid ammonium salt but also modified polycarboxylic acid, which contains nonpolar groups such as ether bond, the alkyl group can hinder the generation of oxyanion while the potential is higher, and the ring tension of the ring structure also ensures that the ion movement rate in the solution is more stable, thus maintaining good electrical performance even at low temperature.
Test example 3
The life test was performed on 20 samples of each of the aluminum electrolytic capacitors of each example and comparative example in a convection oven at a constant temperature of 105 ℃, and the corrosion was observed, and the shortest life time and the number of corrosions were recorded, as shown in Table 3.
TABLE 3 Corrosion resistance of aluminum electrolytic capacitors
| Experimental protocol |
Duration of life/h |
Number of corrosions/number of corrosions |
| Example 1 |
6000 |
0 |
| Example 2 |
6000 |
0 |
| Example 3 |
6000 |
0 |
| Example 4 |
5500 |
0 |
| Comparative example 1 |
2500 |
16 |
| Comparative example 2 |
3500 |
14 |
| Comparative example 3 |
3500 |
15 |
As can be seen from the corrosion resistance test, the aluminum electrolytic capacitor prepared in the examples has better corrosion resistance than the comparative example, probably because the modified polycarboxylic acid prepared in the examples has an additional sulfonic acid group, and the sulfonic acid group has higher chemical stability and acidity, and is capable of forming a stable adsorption layer with the metal surface, thereby inhibiting corrosion of the metal. In the electrolyte of the aluminum electrolytic capacitor, the sulfonic acid group can be used as a part of a corrosion inhibitor, and can act with the surface of the aluminum foil to reduce pitting corrosion and surface corrosion peeling phenomena of the aluminum foil in the corrosion process, improve the distribution of surface tunnel holes and improve the performance and service life of the capacitor. In comparative example 1, however, the modified polycarboxylic acids of comparative examples 2 to 3 have no sulfonic acid group, and thus have poor corrosion resistance.
The foregoing describes in detail preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that numerous modifications and variations can be made in accordance with the concepts of the invention by one of ordinary skill in the art without undue burden. Therefore, all technical solutions which can be obtained by logic analysis, reasoning or limited experiments based on the prior art by the person skilled in the art according to the inventive concept shall be within the scope of protection defined by the claims.