In electrical engineering, a capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy by accumulating electric charges on two closely spaced surfaces that...
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An electrolytic capacitor is a polarized capacitor whose anode or positive plate is made of a metal that forms an insulating oxide layer through anodization...
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capacitors, motor capacitors, DC-link capacitors, suppression capacitors, audio crossover capacitors, lighting ballast capacitors, snubber capacitors...
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Film capacitors, plastic film capacitors, film dielectric capacitors, or polymer film capacitors, generically called film caps as well as power film capacitors...
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In electronics, a decoupling capacitor is a capacitor used to decouple (i.e. prevent electrical energy from transferring to) one part of a circuit from...
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two common types of motor capacitors, start capacitor and run capacitor (including a dual run capacitor). Motor capacitors are used with single-phase...
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A ceramic capacitor is a fixed-value capacitor where the ceramic material acts as the dielectric. It is constructed of two or more alternating layers of...
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Rectifier (redirect from Reservoir capacitor)
resistor, shunt capacitor) or LC (series choke, shunt capacitor) sections. Two common filter geometries are known as Pi (capacitor, choke, capacitor) and T (choke...
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Capacitors have many uses in electronic and electrical systems. They are so ubiquitous that it is rare that an electrical product does not include at least...
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DeLorean time machine (redirect from Flux capacitor)
retrofitted DMC DeLorean. Its time travel ability is derived from the "flux capacitor", a component that allows the car to travel to the past or future (though...
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RC circuit (redirect from Resistor capacitor circuit)
A resistor–capacitor circuit (RC circuit), or RC filter or RC network, is an electric circuit composed of resistors and capacitors. It may be driven by...
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The capacitor plague was a problem related to a higher-than-expected failure rate of non-solid aluminium electrolytic capacitors between 1999 and 2007...
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A tantalum electrolytic capacitor is an electrolytic capacitor, a passive component of electronic circuits. It consists of a pellet of porous tantalum...
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Supercapacitor (redirect from Electric double-layer capacitor)
an ultracapacitor, is a high-capacity capacitor, with a capacitance value much higher than solid-state capacitors but with lower voltage limits. It bridges...
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Electrical impedance (redirect from Deriving capacitor impedance)
V_{p}e^{j\omega t}} and thus, as previously, Z capacitor = v C ( t ) i C ( t ) = 1 j ω C . {\displaystyle Z_{\text{capacitor}}={\frac {v_{\text{C}}{\mathord...
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variable capacitor is a capacitor whose capacitance may be intentionally and repeatedly changed mechanically or electronically. Variable capacitors are often...
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Dynamic random-access memory (section Capacitor design)
capacitor and a transistor, both typically based on metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) technology. While most DRAM memory cell designs use a capacitor and...
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Aluminum electrolytic capacitors are (usually) polarized electrolytic capacitors whose anode electrode (+) is made of a pure aluminum foil with an etched...
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A polymer capacitor, or more accurately a polymer electrolytic capacitor, is an electrolytic capacitor (e-cap) with a solid conductive polymer electrolyte...
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Electronic component (section Capacitors)
uses. Capacitor Integrated capacitors MIS capacitor Trench capacitor Fixed capacitors Ceramic capacitor Film capacitor Electrolytic capacitor Aluminum...
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or coupled, capacitors. Under the control of an external circuit, each capacitor can transfer its electric charge to a neighboring capacitor. CCD sensors...
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Capacitive coupling (redirect from Coupling capacitor)
known as AC coupling and the capacitor used for the purpose is also known as a DC-blocking capacitor. A coupling capacitor's ability to prevent a DC load...
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Static VAR compensator (redirect from Capacitor Bank)
of large rotating machines such as synchronous condensers or switched capacitor banks. The SVC is an automated impedance matching device, designed to...
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Capacitance multiplier (redirect from Capacitor multiplier)
A capacitance multiplier is designed to make a capacitor function like a much larger capacitor. This can be achieved in at least two ways. An active circuit...
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A capacitor-input filter is a filter circuit in which the first element is a capacitor connected in parallel with the output of the rectifier in a linear...
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Voltage transformer (redirect from Capacitor voltage transformer)
the instrumentation or protective relay. Capacitor C1 is often constructed as a stack of smaller capacitors connected in series. This provides a large...
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a lower voltage to a higher DC voltage, typically using a network of capacitors and diodes. Voltage multipliers can be used to generate a few volts for...
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Charge pump (redirect from Flying capacitor)
A charge pump is a kind of DC-to-DC converter that uses capacitors for energetic charge storage to raise or lower voltage. Charge-pump circuits are capable...
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A battery–capacitor flash (BC flash) is a flash photography system used with flashbulbs. Instead of relying directly on the current pulse ability of a...
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Ferroelectric capacitor is a capacitor based on a ferroelectric material. In contrast, traditional capacitors are based on dielectric materials. Ferroelectric...
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