Patent ID: 6110233
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: H01G

Abstract:
A wound capacitor, comprising:a first anode, including an end edge;a cathode;a first separator between the first anode and the cathode, the first separator carrying an electrolyte;a second anode, substantially adjacent to the first anode, the first anode being in between the second anode and the first separator, the second anode including an end edge;a second separator substantially adjacent to the cathode, the cathode being in between the first and second separators, the second separator being approximately adjacent to the second anode when wound; andwherein the first and second anodes, the first and second separators, and the cathode are spirally wound together into a cylindrical capacitor defining a concentric cylindrical axis, the end edges of the first and second anodes being approximately proximal to the cylindrical axis such that the first and second anodes extend spirally outward from the end edges of the respective first and second anodes, the end edge of the first anode being offset from the end edge of the second anode by a first predetermined distance.