MADCAP
Power Capacitor Measurement
The MADCAP capacitor measurement system is the standard for measuring power capacitor AC parameters under real-life, large-signal square wave current excitation conditions.
Key Features
- Hard-switched square wave current excitation up to 24A
- Variable frequency (10kHz-1MHz) and duty cycle (5...95%)
- DC bias voltage up to 70V
- Ambient temperature control : -60 ... +225°C
- AC-loss measurement
- Self-heating measurement
Benefits
- Understanding losses in power capacitors
- Separation of dielectric losses
- ESR and ESL measurements
- Safe-operating area determination under real-life operation
- SPICE Model extraction
- Non-linear effects investigation
Applications
- Development of capacitors
- Characterization of capacitors
- SPICE model generation for SMPS design
- Capacitor comparison and benchmarking
Use Case
- Capacitor manufacturers
- Research institutes
- Power-supply design houses
