Patent ID: 9633786
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H01G

Claim:
1. A multilayer capacitor comprising: a multilayer body including a dielectric layer and first, second and third inner electrodes and including first and second capacitor sections, the first capacitor section being connected to a voltage smoothing circuit; and a plurality of outer electrodes disposed on surfaces of the multilayer body and including first, second, and third outer electrodes; wherein the first capacitor section is electrically connected between the first and third outer electrodes; the second capacitor section, which decreases a potential difference applied to the first capacitor section, is electrically connected between the second and third outer electrodes; the first, second, and third inner electrodes in the multilayer body are connected to the first, second, and third outer electrodes, respectively; the first and third inner electrodes oppose each other with the dielectric layer therebetween so as to define the first capacitor section; the second and third inner electrodes oppose each other with the dielectric layer therebetween so as to define the second capacitor section; the first inner electrode has a greater electrode area than an electrode area of the second inner electrode; an area by which the first and third inner electrodes oppose each other is different from an area by which the second and third inner electrodes oppose each other; the first and second capacitor sections are disposed in a stacking direction of the multilayer body; and in the stacking direction, at least one first capacitor section is positioned between a pair of the second capacitor sections, and at least one second capacitor section is positioned between a pair of the first capacitor sections.