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

Oftentimes, capacitors and resistors are found together in "RC" (resistor + capacitor) circuits that are useful for time-based electronic devices like traffic lights, windshield wipers, camera flashes ...

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 ...

A capacitor is a key component in electronics and power systems. It temporarily stores electrical energy and is widely used in both AC and DC circuits. Stores and discharges electrical energy ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of an analytical and experimental investigation of the use of series capacitors to increase the permissible loadings of long high-voltage a-c transmission ...

Abstract: This paper reports on fabrication of low-value embedded capacitors in conductive lithographic film (CLF) circuit boards. The CLF process is a low-cost and high speed manufacturing technique ...

Myrtle Beach, S.C. — AVX Corp. has designed a ceramic capacitor that virtually eliminates the risk of short-circuit failure. Terminated with the company's FLEXITERM technology, FLEXISAFE capacitors ...