High Power Passive Components
High power passives components featuring voltages from 100-3000 VDC and power rating above 1 W, providing excellent performance for extreme circuit conditions.
element14 offers a wide range of passives components for high voltage and high power rating applications from industry-leading manufacturers like AVX, Kemet, Multicomp, Panasonic, Bourns, TE Connectivity and Vishay. Our high power passives components provide optimum performance and ensure long operating life to meet harsh operating conditions.
Vishay provides passives components for harsh environments that require high power handling capability along with assurance of reliability and longer life.
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FILM CAPACITORS
MKP1848C Series 
A compact version of the DC-Link best seller MKP1848, with long lifetime up to 100,000 hours.
- High-density DC-link capacitor (more C per volume)
- High ripple current
- Long useful life: up to 100,000 hrs at UNDC and 70°C
- High C-values
- Environmentally friendly
Applications include power inverters (PV, wind turbines), battery chargers, motor drives, welding equipment, electric fencing, LED drives and UPS.
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POWER METAL STRIP RESISTORS
WSLP Series
Very high power surface mount power metal strip, current sensing resistors (up to 10W).
- Battery management resistors utilizing Power Metal Strip® technology that minimize package size and maximize performance at high temperatures (up to +275 °C)
- High power in small case sizes: up to 10 W
- Very low resistance values: 0.0003 Ω to 0.1 Ω
- Tight resistance tolerance: down to ± 0.5 %
Applications include industrial such as oil and gas well drilling (down-hole test / measurement equipment), air conditioning / heat pump (inverter control), brushless DC motor controls and automotive-engine controls.
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- WSLP - Power Metal Strip® Resistors, Very High Power (to 3 W), Low Value (down to 0.0005 Ω), Surface Mount
- WSLP2726 - Power Metal Strip® Resistors, Very High Power (to 7 W), Low Value (down to 0.0005 Ω), Surface Mount
- WSLP3921, WSLP5931 - Power Metal Strip® Resistors, Very High Power (to 10 W), Low Value (down to 0.0002 Ω), Surface Mount
- WSLP4026 - Power Metal Strip® Resistors, Very High Power (to 7 W), Low Value (down to 0.0005 Ω), Surface Mount
POWER RESISTORS
WCR Series
Water-cooled power resistors, up to 2500 W.
- Very high power dissipation up to 2500 W at 60 °C water inlet temperature and 5 l/min
- High pulse tolerant: up to 5000 W for 10 s
- Non-inductive option: below 250 nH
Applications include snubber and DC grading resistor for HVDC / SVC, discharge and balancing resistor, snubber resistor for drives and large drives and filter resistor.
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POWER THICK FILM RESISTORS
LPS Series 
Award-winning components for pulse power applications offering resistance ranges from 0.00002 Ω to 1.0 Ω.
- Resistance range: from 0.00002 Ω to 1.0 Ω
- LPS: 300 W, 600 W, 800 W, and 1100 W at 85 °C
- Small size (57 mm x 60 mm) and low weight (83 g)
- High dielectric strength up to 12 kVRMS
- Partial discharge at or below 10 °C at 5 kVRMS
- LPS1100 is the smallest, lightest, highest-power device in this format
Applications include wind turbines, trains, high-power medical equipment (X-ray, MRI, scanners), industrial ovens (induction heating), heavy-duty braking systems, inverters, converters, snubbers and discharge resistors.
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Kemet's high voltage capacitors provide industry leading capacitance values for commercial, industrial and automotive applications.
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TANTALUM CAPACITORS
T521/T545 Series
High voltage polymer capacitors, low ESR, high ripple current capability.
- Voltage ratings to 63 V
- Volumetric efficiency
- Stable temperature characteristics
- Up to 330 µF capacitance value
- High ripple current capability
- Low ESR
- High reliability
- 100% surge current tested
Typical applications include DC/DC converters, power supply input and higher voltage applications such as 12 V to 50 V power input rails in the military/aerospace and industrial markets.
- Extremely low ESR
- High energy delivery capability
- Capacitance up to 1,500 µF
- Voltage range of 6.3 – 16 V
- 100% accelerated steady state aging
- 100% surge current tested
- 100% thermal shock
Typical applications include hold-up, data hardening or vaulting for enterprise and military SSDs, and high-end desktop modems.
MLCC CAPACITORS
ArcShield Series
Flexible termination, arc-over discharge protection, commercial & automotive grade, application voltage more than 500 VDC.
- Base metal electrode (BME) dielectric system
- Industry leading CV values
- -55°C to +125°C operating temperature range
- Exceptional performance at high frequencies DC voltage ratings of 500 V, 630 V, and 1 KV
- Capacitance offerings ranging from 2,200 pF to 0.33 μF
- Low ESR and ESL
Applications include high voltage coupling and DC blocking, lighting ballasts, voltage multiplier circuits, DC/DC converters and coupling capacitors in Ćuk converters. Markets include power supply, LCD fluorescent backlight ballasts, HID lighting, telecom equipment, industrial and medical equipment/control, LAN/WAN interface, analog and digital modems, and automotive (electric and hybrid vehicles, charging stations and lighting).
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HV FT-CAP Series
High voltage with flextermation technology 500~3000 VDC (commercial and automotive grade).
- Industry-leading CV values
- Superior flex performance (up to 5 mm)
- Exceptional performance at high frequencies
- DC voltage ratings of 500 V, 630 V, 1 KV, 1.5 KV, 2 KV, 2.5 KV, and 3 KV
- Capacitance offerings ranging from 130 pF to 0.33 μF
- Commercial and Automotive (AEC–Q200) Grades available
Applications include switch mode power supplies, high voltage coupling and DC blocking, lighting ballasts, voltage multiplier circuits, DC/DC converters and coupling capacitors in Ćuk converters.
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AVX offers a wide range of high voltage capacitors to pursue and satisfy the high reliability and custom needs of various industrial applications.
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MLCC CAPACITORS
MLOC Series
AVX Multilayer Organic Capacitors (MLOC) are polymer-based capacitors that use high conductivity copper interconnects in a multilayer fashion.
- Low ESR
- Hi-Q®
- High Self Resonance
- Tight Tolerance
- Low Dielectric Absorption (0.0015%)
Typically used for RF power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, filter networks and instrumentation.
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Low ESR at high frequencies and small case size, voltage rating from 600V to 5000V.
- Capacitance Range 10 pF to 0.56 μF (25°C, 1.0 ±0.2 Vrms at 1kHz)
- Capacitance Tolerances ±10%; ±20%; +80%, -20%
- Dissipation Factor 2.5% max. (+25°C, 1.0 ±0.2 Vrms, 1kHz)
- Temperature Characteristic ±15% (0 VDC)
- Capacitance Range 10 pF to 0.047 μF (25°C, 1.0 ±0.2 Vrms at 1kHz, for ≤ 1000 pF use 1 MHz)
- Capacitance Tolerances ±5%, ±10%, ±20%
- Dissipation Factor 0.1% max. (+25°C, 1.0 ±0.2 Vrms, 1kHz, for ≤ 1000 pF use 1 MHz)
- Temperature Characteristic 0 ±30 ppm/°C (0 VDC)
Typically used for snubbers in high frequency power converters, resonators in SMPS, and high voltage coupling/DC blocking.
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TANTALUM CAPACITORS
TRJ Series
This robust series enables extension of the guaranteed 0.5% reliability level to 1000 hours at rated voltage, rated temperature and 0.1Ω/volt circuit impedance.
- High reliability (0.5%/1000hrs)
- Low ESR
- Temperature range: -55°C to 125°C
- Voltage range: 6.3V to 50V
Typically used for automotive, medical, aerospace, military and other applications.
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Bourns provides a broad array of high power passives components to meet a variety of application needs.
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POWER INDUCTORS
SRP Series
SMD power inductors with a carbonyl powder core which offers high saturation current. Designed for automotive applications, a shielded construction ensures low magnetic radiation.
- Shielded construction
- Carbonyl powder core
- High saturation current
- Inductance range: 0.22 to 47 µH
- AEC-Q200 qualified
Typically used for automotive systems such as driver assistant, information, entertainment, lighting as well as DC/DC converters and power supplies.
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POWER RESISTORS
CRE Series
The Bourns® Model CRE2512 Series meets many requirements of a high powered current sense resistor (up to 3 W).
- Mn/Cu alloy resistor
- Power rating @ 70 °C: 2 W, 3 W
- Inductance less than 5 nH
- Low EMF
Typical applications include power supplies, stepper motor drives, battery packs and white goods.
AEC-Q200 qualified power resistors.
- Low inductance
- Resistor electrically isolated from the backplate
- High power rating
- AEC-Q200 qualified
Typical applications include power supplies, motor drives, test and measurement and rectifiers.
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Exclusive to element14, Multicomp offers high power resistors to meet design and production purposes.
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RESISTORS
MCHP12 Series
High power and small size general purpose resistors.
- Power Rating at 70°C: 2W
- Working Voltage: 250V Max
- Overload Voltage: 500V Max
- Dielectric Withstanding Voltage: 500V
- Temperature Range: -55°C to +155°C
- Ambient Temperature: 70°C
- Nominal Resistance: 10Ω
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High power rating and excellent pulse withstanding performance.
- Tolerance from ±0.5% to 5%
- High power rating
- Excellent pulse withstanding performance
- Improved working voltage ratings
- Standard package sizes of 0603 to 2512
Typical applications include metering (testing/measurement), diagnostic equipment, medical devices, industrial controls, plasma, LCD video monitors.
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Panasonic offers wide range of high power passives components with various features and specifications for better design solutions.
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PRECISION THICK FILM RESISTORS
ERJ Series
High reliability, low resistance tolerance, AEC-Q200 qualified and high power rating resistors.
- Small size and light weight
- Metal glaze thick film resistive element and three layers of electrodes
- Improved high power/resistance to pulse characteristics
Used in industrial and automotive environments.
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HIGH POWER RESISTORS - WIDE TERMINAL
ERJA/ERJB Series
An optimal solution to ensure high power characteristics. Excellent heat dissipation characteristics through wide terminals & separated resistor structure.
- High solder-joint reliability by wide terminal construction
- Excellent heat dissipation characteristics by wide terminal construction
- AEC-Q200 qualified
Used in automotive electronic circuits including ECUs (Electrical Control Units), anti-lock breaking systems and air-bag systems as well as current sensing for power supply circuits in a variety of equipment.
POWER INDUCTORS
ETQP Series
Very low audible noise and extremely efficient with low DCR and eddy current loss reduction.
- Non Temperature impact on DC Bias Characteristic
- 150°C / 2000h (ETQP*M)
- Outstanding power efficiency with minimized power losses at high frequency (>100kHz)
- Up to 30G vibration resistance
- AEC-Q200 qualified
Used in applications such as automotive (engine ECI, start-stop, airbag, ABS, instrument panel etc.), DC-DC converter for navigation, instrumentation, entertainment systems, motor’s noise suppression, LED driversand embedded computer.
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Power resistors with high reliability and stability from TE Connectivity.
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POWER RESISTORS
HS/HSC Series
The HS is a range of extremely stable, high quality wire wound resistors.
- Established product with proven reliability
- 5 Watts to 300 Watts (500 Watt and 1000 Watt
versions available), largest range on the market - Versatile product, bench mark in every industry
- Low resistance, low inductance and higher voltage versions available
Typical applications include braking resistor, balancing resistor, capacitor charging and discharging crowbar filter, electrical machinery and general use.
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SBC Series
High reliability and excellent performance of wirewound resistors.
- Up to 17 Watts
- Fusible Styles
- Vertical or Axial
- Non Flammable
- Special Solvent Resistance
Typical applications in industrial and commercial environments include fan force ovens, cooker hoods, power supplies and triac based speed controls.
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