3. Capacitor design and manufacture
3.1 Principle and different techniques
The capacitor element (figure 6 ) consists of two thin (5 to 6 µm) metal armatures (aluminum or zinc), separated by an insulating medium (several films of paper and/or PP films impregnated or not with a liquid dielectric) of thickness d and permittivity ε. The electrodes (surface ) and films are wound to form a coil. A unitary capacitor is made from a combination of several elements connected in parallel and/or in series.
There are two manufacturing techniques, depending on the voltage used.
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- Condensateurs de puissance à moyenne tension à diélectrique mixte imprégné par un liquide diélectrique non chloré avec ou sans fusibles internes. - HN 54‐S‐03 - 1989
- Condensateurs de puissance shunt autorégénérateurs destinés à être installés sur des réseaux à courant alternatif de tension assignée jusqu'à 1 000 V inclus. - HN 54‐S‐04 - 1991
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