Connecting capacitors in series is no more difficult than connecting resistors in series. Capacitors can be connected to each other or to other types of components very easily because a capacitor has ...

First, let's define a capacitor: It is an electromechanical device capable of storing electrical energy (electrons). It differs from a battery, as a battery produces electrical energy as a by-product ...

Although active cell voltage-equalization circuitry adds complexity, it has greater energy efficiency than passive techniques. Many system applications require that capacitors be connected together, ...

Situation: You’re an IT person new to radio broadcast engineering and are given the keys to an AM transmitter site. The manager says to go out and get familiar with the equipment. The site reminds you ...

When a crew employed by a local electric utility set out to conduct a DC hi-pot test on a new circuit breaker, the task seemed like nothing more than a routine call. Unfortunately, the events that ...

The development of ultracapacitors suitable for high-power applications has raised much excitement and speculation throughout the electric industry. Manufacturers of adjustable-speed drives (ASDs), ...

The new, high-reliability defense-spec capacitors exhibit high CV, very low ESR and DCL, stable, high-frequency capacitance retention, long lifetime performance, and a benign failure mode in demanding ...

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) has introduced a new series of high-voltage ceramic disc capacitors designed to improve efficiency and reliability in demanding industrial and medical ...

EPCOS has developed a new type of ceramic capacitor to minimize the risk of short circuits if the capacitor is damaged. The product is suitable for applications in which the capacitor is permanently ...

Vishay Intertechnology has introduced the BCcomponents SMDY1 Automotive Series, the industry’s first Automotive Grade AC line-rated ceramic disc safety capacitors with a Y1 rating in a surface-mount ...

Vishay’s SMDY1 automotive-grade safety capacitors for EMI/RFI suppression and filtering offers a Y1 rating in a surface-mount ...