One of the most overlooked, but important performance characteristics of a capacitor used in power circuits is its equivalent series resistance (ESR). ESR determines the capacitor's I 2 R heating ...

How do multiple capacitors behave as a single equivalent capacitor? ⚡ This video explains how to find equivalent capacitance using fundamental physics, covering series and parallel combinations and ...

Questions continually arise concerning the correct definition of the ESR (Equivalent Series Resistance) of a capacitor and, more particularly, the difference between ESR and the actual physical series ...

Available in chip, radial and prismatic styles, this new series of proprietary, Advanced Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors (AAECs) is said to improve upon present-day aluminum electrolytics by offering ...

Capacitors connected in parallel, the total capacitance is the sum of the individual capacitors’ capacitances. If two or more are connected in parallel, the effect is that of a single equivalent ...

A next-generation capacitor family is setting a new bar for high-current DC link designs, pushing continuous operation to 105 ...

New passive component architectures can meet the challenging requirements of emerging applications such as advanced driver assistance systems, says Verena Salan, High school physics teaches us that an ...

Tantalum is still the heavyweight of the capacitor market, but there are solid electrolyte components which make good substitutes depending on which application they are intended for. Bill Millman ...