Among the abundance of components making up electronic circuits, very few are as important as capacitors. These components, taking the form of conductive plates separated by an insulating material ...

When choosing a capacitor for any application, there are a few key characteristics that must be understood in order to analyze its suitability for the circuit. In a simple capacitor equivalent circuit ...

This video explains how capacitors work and why they are essential in modern electronics. Capacitors store and release electrical energy, helping to stabilize voltage and filter signals across a wide ...

In the first part of this series on switched capacitor bandgap references, Low Power Switched Cap Bandgap, the basic operation of an implementation using this ...

Understanding RC circuits in your physics lab! 📊⚡ In this video, we’ll introduce you to the basics of using an oscilloscope to analyze Resistor-Capacitor (RC) circuits. Learn how to visualize voltage ...

A snubber circuit limits voltage spikes in power converters. Snubbers are also used in the output of Class-D audio amplifiers for the same reasons (Fig. 1). When the transistor you use to switch the ...

Q. What is the minimum ampacity and minimum size conductor required for a circuit that connects a capacitor to the terminals of a 25 hp, 460VAC, 3-phase, air conditioner induction motor? The rated ...

Switching has almost always meant “hard" switching, which is simple but comes with all kinds of electrical and thermal ...

This white paper discusses a method for driving high-frequency sinusoidal ripple over capacitive loads for power supply rejection ratio (PSRR) testing, an important performance parameter for many ...