JPH0661097A - Electrolyte for electrolytic capacitor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize long term stabilization of preservation characteristics of an electrolytic capacitor at a high temperature, by adding 3-methyl-1,5- pentanediol carboxymethyl ether or its salt as solute. CONSTITUTION:In solvent whose main component is organic polar solvent, 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol carboxylmethyl ether or its salt which is expressed by a formula (R<1> and R<2> are hydrogen atom or carboxymethyl group, and at least either one of R<1> and R<2> is carboxymethyl group) is added as solute. Thereby the life characteristics of an electrolytic capacitor are remarkably stabilized for a long term.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to improvements in electrolytic solutions for electrolytic capacitors, and more particularly to carboxymethyl ether compounds or salts thereof derived from 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol in electrolytic solutions for electrolytic capacitors. The present invention relates to an electrolytic solution for electrolytic capacitors, which achieves long-term stabilization of life characteristics at high temperatures by adding.

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2. Description of the Related Art An electrolytic solution for electrolytic capacitors uses a valve metal, such as aluminum or tantalum, having an insulating oxide film formed on its surface as an anode electrode, and uses the oxide film layer as a dielectric material. The surface of the electrode is brought into contact with an electrolytic solution to form an electrolyte layer, and a current collecting electrode usually called a cathode is arranged.

The electrolytic solution for electrolytic capacitors is in direct contact with the dielectric layer as described above and acts as a true cathode. That is, the electrolytic solution is interposed between the dielectric layer of the electrolytic capacitor and the collecting cathode, and the resistance of the electrolytic solution is inserted in series with the electrolytic capacitor. Therefore, the characteristics of the electrolytic solution are a major factor influencing the characteristics of the electrolytic capacitor. In the prior art of electrolytic capacitors, benzoic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, decanedicarboxylic acid or salts thereof have been widely used as solutes in electrolytic solutions for medium and high voltage electrolytic capacitors.

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However, in these known techniques, the long-term stabilization of the life characteristics of the electrolytic capacitor at high temperature is not achieved at present.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor which realizes long-term stabilization of life characteristics at high temperatures.

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Means for Solving the Problems As a result of earnest studies on the electrolytic solution of the electrolytic capacitor, the present inventors have found that 3-methyl-
It has been found that by adding 1,5-pentanediol carboxymethyl ether or its salt as a solute, long-term stabilization of the storage characteristics of the electrolytic capacitor at high temperature can be realized.

That is, the electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor according to the present invention has the general formula:

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[Chemical 2]

(In the formula, R ¹ and R ² are a hydrogen atom or a carboxymethyl group, at least one of which represents a carboxymethyl group), 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol carboxymethyl ether or It is characterized in that the salt is added as a solute.

In the present invention, 3-methyl-1,5-
Both pentanediol carboxymethyl ether or a salt thereof can be used at the same time, or each can be used alone.

The ammonium salt is preferably used as the salt.

The amount of 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol carboxymethyl ether or its salt used is preferably about 1% by weight to about 30% by weight with respect to the electrolytic solution for electrolytic capacitors. .

The electrolytic solution for the electrolytic capacitor has 3-methyl-
When 1,5-pentanediol carboxymethyl ether or its salt is added, the long-term stability of the life characteristics of the electrolytic capacitor at high temperature is about 40% compared to the conventional solute.
improves.

As the organic polar solvent, a solvent mainly composed of protic polar solvent glycols is generally used, but an aprotic polar solvent may also be used. Examples of the organic polar solvent include (1) protic polar solvent: (1-1) monohydric alcohols ethanol, propanol, butanol, pentanol, hexanol, cyclobutanol, cyclopentanol, cyclohexanol, benzyl alcohol (1-2) ) Polyhydric alcohols and oxyalcohol compounds Ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerin, methyl cellosolve (methoxyethanol), ethyl cellosolve (ethoxyethanol), methoxypropylene glycol, dimethoxypropanol, etc. (2) Aprotic polar solvent: (2 -1) Amide type N-methylformamide, N, N-dimethylformamide, N-ethylformamide, N, N-diethylformamide, N-methylacetamide, N, N-dimethylacetamide Mido, N-ethylacetamide, N, N-diethylacetamide, hexamethylphosphoric amide, etc. (2-2) Lactones, cyclic amide type γ-butyrolactone, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate Representative examples include (2-3) nitrile-based acetonitrile and the like (2-4) oxide-based dimethyl sulfoxide and the like.

As conventional solutes, the following organic or inorganic acids or salts thereof may be used alone or in combination.

(1) Organic acids: (1-1) Aliphatic monocarboxylic acids Formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, enanthic acid, etc. (1-2) Aliphatic dicarboxylic acids Malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, Methylmalonic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, decanedicarboxylic acid, maleic acid, citraconic acid, itaconic acid, etc. (1-3) Aromatic carboxylic acids Benzoic acid, phthalic acid, salicylic acid, toluic acid, pyromellito Acid etc. (2) Inorganic acid: boric acid, phosphoric acid, silicic acid, HBF ₄ , H
PF ₆ etc. (3) Ammonium: (3-1) Ammonium (3-2) Monoalkylammonium methylammonium, ethylammonium, propylammonium, etc. (3-3) Dialkylammonium dimethylammonium, diethylammonium, ethylmethylammonium, Dibutylammonium, etc. (3-4) Trialkylammoniums, trimethylammonium, triethylammonium, tributylammonium, etc. (3-5) Quaternary ammoniums, tetramethylammonium, triethylmethylammonium, tributylmethylammonium, tetraethylammonium, N, N- Dimethylpyrrolidinium, N, N-methylethylpyrrolidinium, etc. (4) Others: phosphonium and arsonium

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The 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol carboxymethyl ether or salt thereof used in the present invention is
It is intended to stabilize the long-term life characteristics of electrolytic capacitors at high temperatures, and its action is thought to be due to the existence of a mechanism in which an appropriate micelle layer is formed at the aluminum oxide film interface, which is the dielectric of electrolytic capacitors. To be

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EXAMPLES The present invention will be described below with reference to Examples and Comparative Examples.

In preparing the compound sample according to the present invention, as a specific example of 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol carboxymethyl ether or its salt, 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol dicarboxymethyl ether or The ammonium salt was selected.

Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 As Comparative Example 1, an electrolytic solution having the following composition which has been conventionally used was prepared by a conventional method and used. The conductivity of this sample was 1.51 (ms / cm).

Electrolyte composition of Comparative Example 1 Component parts by weight Ethylene glycol 90 1,6-decanedicarboxylic acid 8.5 diammonium salt 1,6-decanedicarboxylic acid 1.5 boric acid 3 mannitol 1 polyvinyl alcohol 2 isostearine Acid 1 Polyoxyethyleneglyceryl As Example 1, an electrolytic solution having the following composition was prepared by adding a compound sample according to the present invention in place of the conventionally used solute, and used. The conductivity of this sample was 1.59 (ms / cm).

Electrolyte solution composition of Example 1 Component parts by weight Ethylene glycol 85 3-methyl-1,5- 13 pentanediol dicarboxy methyl ether diammonium salt 3-methyl-1,5-2 pentanediol dicarboxy methyl ether Boric acid 2 Mannitol 1 Polyvinyl alcohol 1.5 Isostearate 1 Polyoxyethylene glyceryl An electrolytic capacitor was prepared by a conventional method using the above electrolytic solution composition. Rating: 315V, 22μF. This electrolytic capacitor 5 sample was applied at 315V, and the temperature was 130 ° C.
The product was stored for 3000 hours and the product life characteristics were examined.

For this preserved sample, the tangent of capacitance and loss angle was measured as the product life characteristics. The measuring method was a conventional method. Table 1 shows the result of calculating the average value of the measured values of five samples of the storage-treated electrolytic capacitor.

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[Table 1]

Compared to Comparative Example 1, Example 1 showed a decrease in capacitance change rate of 48.8% and an improvement of 38.8% in the tangent of the loss angle. It was confirmed that the electrolytic capacitor using the electrolytic solution composition containing the compound according to (1) has stability for a long time at high temperature.

Example 2 and Comparative Example 2 As Comparative Example 2, an electrolytic solution having the following composition which has been conventionally used was prepared by a conventional method and used. The conductivity of this sample was 1.52 (ms / cm).

Electrolyte solution composition of Comparative Example 2 Component parts by weight Ethylene glycol 90 Diammonium sebacate 8.5 Sebacic acid 1.5 Boric acid 2 Mannitol 3 Polyvinyl alcohol 2.5 Conventionally used as Example 2. Instead of the solute present, an electrolytic solution having the following composition, to which the compound sample according to the present invention was added, was prepared by a conventional method and used. The conductivity of this sample was 1.57 (ms / cm).

Electrolyte solution composition of Example 2 Component Weight ratio Ethylene glycol 85 3-Methyl-1,5-11 pentanediol dicarboxy methyl ether diammonium salt 3-Methyl-1,5-4 pentanediol monocarboxy methyl ether Boric acid 3 Mannitol 2 Polyvinyl alcohol 2 An electrolytic capacitor was prepared by a conventional method using the above electrolytic solution composition. Rating: 315V, 22μF. This electrolytic capacitor 5 sample was applied at 315V, and the temperature was 130 ° C.
The product was stored for 3000 hours and the product life characteristics were examined.

For this preserved sample, the tangent of capacitance and loss angle were measured as product life characteristics. The measuring method was a conventional method. Table 2 shows the result of calculating the average value of the measured values of five samples of the storage-treated electrolytic capacitor.

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[Table 2]

Compared with Comparative Example 2, Example 2 showed a decrease in capacitance change rate of 60.1% and an improvement of 33.5% in the tangent of the loss angle. It was confirmed that the electrolytic capacitor using the electrolytic solution composition containing the compound according to (1) has stability for a long time at high temperature.

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According to the electrolytic solution for electrolytic capacitors of the present invention, 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol carboxymethyl ether or salt is added as a solute to an electrolytic solution containing an organic polar solvent as a main solvent. Therefore, the life characteristics of the electrolytic capacitor at high temperatures are remarkably stabilized over a long period of time, so that it has a high industrial value.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A compound represented by the general formula: (Wherein R ¹ and R ² are hydrogen atoms or carboxymethyl groups, and at least one of them represents a carboxymethyl group), and 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol carboxymethyl ether or a salt thereof is used. An electrolytic solution for an electrolytic capacitor, which is added as a solute.