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RIPPLE CURRENT AND USEFUL LIFE
Table 4
MULTIPLIER OF RIPPLE CURRENT (I
R
) AS A FUNCTION OF FREQUENCY
FREQUENCY
(Hz)
I
R
MULTIPLIER
U
R
= 10 V to 25 V
U
R
= 40 V to 100 V
U
R
= 200 V to 400 V
50
0.93
0.91
0.86
100
1.00
1.00
1.00
200
1.04
1.05
1.13
400
1.07
1.09
1.21
1000
1.11
1.13
1.29
2000
1.13
1.15
1.32
4000
1.15
1.18
1.35
≥ 10 000
1.18
1.22
1.40
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.8
0.5
0.0
T
amb
(°C)
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
(1)
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2
7
I
A
I
R
life multiplier
1
1.2
1.5
2.5
3
4
5
10
15
20
30
40
60
100
150
200
300
400
600
100
110
40
90
80
70
60
50
I
A
= actual ripple current at 100 Hz
I
R
= rated ripple current at 100 Hz and 105 °C
(1)
Useful life at 105 °C and I
R
applied: 5000 hours
Fig.10 Multiplier of useful life as a function of ambient temperature and ripple current load