ELECTROLYTE SYSTEM FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS

48.261 ELECTROLYTE SYSTEM FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS An essentially non-aqueous electrolyte composition for aluminum-anode capacitors is disclosed comprising ethylene glycol and a salt such as the ammonium or amine salt of an unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid the amine containing up to 12 carbon atoms with or without a small amount of an additive such as boric acid, phosphoric acid, ammonium dihydrogen phosphate, ammonium pentaborate, ammonium phosphate and mixtures thereof. The electrolyte offers high electrical conductivity, and greatly increased stability and shelf life, under conditions of no voltage, for low voltage capacitors having high capacitance ratings. In one embodiment, the combination of ethylene glycol, as the solvent, with between about 0.001 to 0.1 mole of unsaturated dicarboxylic acid per mole of ethylene glycol and about 0.001 to 0.1 mole of the salt per mole of ethylene glycol is used. Other embodiments are disclosed.