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 ...

The size of a capacitor affects how much charge it can store (its capacitance), its voltage rating, and its physical ...

Last month's column explained that AC current flowing through an inductance reaches its peak amplitude after the voltage. Lagging current is characteristic of an inductive circuit. Capacitive circuits ...

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 ...

According to Dr Emmett Brown, it’s what makes time travel possible, although not without the considerable boost of 1.21 gigawatts of power. “But”, I hear you ask, “how does the flux capacitor work?” ...

With their low equivalent series resistance (ESR), which allows for good ripple-current handling as well as high surge-voltage ratings and self-healing properties, film capacitors are strong ...

Most mission-critical systems need to be designed for near-zero downtime throughout their useful life. So, if a component of such a system fails or needs updating, it must be replaced without ...