Influence of External Factors on Self-healing Capacitor Temperature Field Distribution and Its Validation

Temperature field simulation for self-healing power capacitor makes sense to the capacitor optimization and improvement of capacitor’s rated voltage and capacity. On the basis of reasonable simplifications and assumptions for capacitor structure, a 3-D temperature field numerical simulation model for a self-healing power capacitor is formulated in Fluent 15.0. The ambient temperature is set to 55 °C, and the applied voltage is ac 400 V. The temperature distributions of the shell and core of the self-healing capacitor are obtained. The results reveal that the temperature of the core is 2 °C–3 °C higher than that of the shell. The highest temperature of the shell locates on the large side surface, and the temperature of the large side surface is higher than that of the small side surface. To validate the above simulation, a self-healing capacitor is manufactured and thermal resistance sensors are used to measure the temperature in the thermal stability test. The simulation is validated by the experiment. Finally, the influences of the ambient temperature and applied voltage on the temperature rise are investigated. This paper can be taken a reference to the self-healing capacitor operation, maintenance, and even the optimization of its internal structure and material.

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