A capacitor is an essential component in many electrical and electronic circuits. It stores and releases electrical energy when needed, helping regulate voltage and maintain power stability. Over time ...

Capacitor voltage rating indicates the maximum voltage a capacitor can safely handle without failure. Exceeding this limit can cause insulation breakdown or explosion. Always choose a capacitor with a ...

Many single-phase motors used on refrigeration systems will incorporate some type of capacitor. They will either use a start capacitor to aid in its starting or a run capacitor to improve its running ...

This tutorial explains how ceramic capacitor type designations, such as X7R and Y5V, imply nothing about voltage coefficients. Engineers must check the data to know, really know, how a specific ...

Guest columnist Dale Cigoy, lead applications engineer at Keithley Instruments, outlines how an understanding of the challenges for testing capacitors can be invaluable to engineers. Capacitors are ...

Abstract: This article proposes a generalized modulation method with capacitor voltage balance capability for the n-level neutral-point-clamped (NPC) converter. First, the capacitor voltage model is ...