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Dielectric fluid for a compacitor

Assignee: Yosemite Investments Inc
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Filing: 1980-02-25
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Granted: 1985-06-04
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Expires: 2000-02-25
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Abstract

Abstract In a capacitor, a dielectric fluid including 0 to about 10 wt. % of an antioxidant, 0 to about 10 wt. % of an epoxide stabilizer, the remainder essentially a compound with more than two stearate groups. The presently preferred compound of the dielectric fluid is glyceryl tri(acetoxystearate). A primary function of the dielectric fluid is to help prevent air from contacting the capacitor body of the capacitor. The capacitor body includes as its dielectric a plastic film such as polypropylene and the above mentioned dielectric fluid. Air pockets in and around the capacitor body are impregnated with such fluid to minimize disruptive electrical or corona discharges without harmfully swelling the plastic film to thereby improve the operating efficiency of such capacitor.

Inventors

  • 👤 Vandos Shedigian
  • 👤 Gerald A. Voyles

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 02:58
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G4/00; H01G4/002; H01G4/018; H01G4/20; H01G4/22; H01G4/221; H01G4/06; H01G4/14; H01G4/18; H01G4/32

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 40 words
In a capacitor, a dielectric fluid including 0 to about 10 wt. % of an anti-oxidant or mixtures of anti-oxidant, 0 to about 10 wt. % of an epoxide stabilizer or mixtures of epoxide stabilizers, the remainder essentially glyceryl tri(acetoxystearate).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 40 words
In a capacitor, a dielectric fluid including 0 to about 10 wt. % of an anti-oxidant or mixtures of anti-oxidant, 0 to about 10 wt. % of an epoxide stabilizer or mixtures of epoxide stabilizers, the remainder essentially glyceryl tri(acetoxystearate).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 37 words
In the capacitor of claim 1, wherein the fluid includes about 0.01 to about 10 wt. % of a phenolic antioxidant, about 0.001 to about 10 wt. % of an epoxide stabilizer, the remainder essentially glyceryl tri(acetoxystearate).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
A capacitor comprising a pair of electrically conductive electrodes and a dielectric separating the electrodes, the dielectric including a plastic film and the dielectric fluid of claim 1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 30 words
The capacitor of claim 3, wherein the plastic film is selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyester, polycarbonate, polystyrene, polysulfone and polyethylene terephthalate, and the dielectric is glyceryl tri(acetoxystearate).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
The capacitor of claim 3, wherein the plastic film is biaxially oriented polypropylene and the dielectric is glyceryl tri(acetoxystearate).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 48 words
The capacitor of claim 3, wherein the plastic film consists essentially of biaxially oriented polypropylene and the fluid consists essentially of about 0.01 to about 10 wt. % of a phenolic antioxidant, about 0.001 to about 10 wt. % of an epoxide stabilizer, the remainder essentially glyceryl tri(acetoxystearate).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 31 words
A convolutely wound a-c capacitor comprising a pair of metallized electrically conductive electrodes and a dielectric system separating the electrodes, the dielectric system including biaxially oriented polypropylene film and glyceryl tri(acetoxystearate).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 31 words
A convolutely wound a-c capacitor comprising a pair of metallized electrically conductive electrodes and a dielectric system separating the electrodes, the dielectric system including biaxially oriented polypropylene film and glyceryl tri(acetoxystearate).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 32 words
The capacitor of claim 7, wherein the dielectric system thereof also includes one or more of an epoxide stabilizing agent, an antioxidant, DB castor oil, mineral oil, dioctyl phthalate and diisononyl phthalate.

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