159 PUL-SI
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Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors
Power Ultra Long Life Snap-In
Fig. 1
FEATURES
• Useful life: 5000 h at 105 C
• Available up to 500 V
• Polarized aluminum electrolytic capacitors,
non-solid electrolyte
• Large types, very small dimensions, cylindrical
aluminum case, insulated with a blue sleeve
• Low ESR, high ripple current capability
• Keyed polarity snap-in version available
• High reliability
• Material categorization: for definitions of compliance
please see www.vishay.com/doc?99912
APPLICATIONS
• Solar PV inverters
• General purpose, industrial and audio / video systems
• Smoothing and filtering
• Standard and switched mode power supplies
• Energy storage in pulse systems
MARKING
The capacitors are marked (where possible) with the
following information:
• Rated capacitance (in μF)
• Tolerance code on rated capacitance, code letter in
accordance with IEC 60062 (M for ± 20 %)
• Rated voltage (in V)
• Date code (YYMM or in 2 digits according to IEC 60062)
• Name of manufacturer
• Code for factory of origin
• “-” sign to identify the negative terminal, visible from the
top and side of the capacitor
• Code number, last 8 digits 159 xxxxx
• Climatic category in accordance with IEC 60068
QUICK REFERENCE DATA
DESCRIPTION VALUE
Nominal case size
(Ø D x L in mm)
22 x 25 to 35 x 60
Rated capacitance range
(E6 / E12 series), C
R
56 μF to 1800 μF
Tolerance on C
R
± 20 %
Rated voltage range, U
R
200 V to 450 V 500 V
Category temperature range -25 °C to +105 °C
Endurance test at 105 °C 2000 h
Load life at 105 °C 2000 h
Useful life at 105 °C 5000 h
Useful life at 40 °C and
1.6 x I
R
applied
500 000 h
Shelf life at 0 V, 105 °C 1000 h
Based on sectional specification IEC 60384-4 / EN130300
Climatic category IEC 60068 25 / 105 / 56
059
PLL-SI
157
PUM-SI
159
PUL-SI
miniaturized
85 °C
SELECTION CHART FOR C
R
, U
R
, AND RELEVANT NOMINAL CASE SIZES (Ø D x L in mm)
C
R
(μF)
U
R
(V)
200 250 400 450 500
56 - - - 22 x 25 22 x 30
68
- - 22 x 25 22 x 30 22 x 35
- - - 25 x 25 25 x 30
82
- - 22 x 30 22 x 35 22 x 35
- - 25 x 25 - 25 x 30
100
- - 22 x 35 22 x 40 22 x 40
- - 25 x 30 25 x 30 25 x 35
- - - 30 x 25 -
120
- - 22 x 35 - 25 x 40
- - 25 x 30 25 x 35 30 x 30
- - 30 x 25 - -
150
- - 22 x 40 25 x 40 25 x 45
- - 25 x 35 30 x 30 30 x 35
- - 30 x 30 35 x 25 -
180
- - 25 x 40 25 x 45 25 x 50
- - 30 x 30 30 x 35 30 x 40
- - 35 x 25 - 35 x 30
220
- 22 x 30 25 x 45 30 x 40 30 x 45
- 25 x 25 30 x 35 35 x 30 35 x 35
- - 35 x 30 - -
