A snubber circuit limits voltage spikes in power converters. Snubbers are also used in the output of Class-D audio amplifiers for the same reasons (Fig. 1). When the transistor you use to switch the ...

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 ...

(Phys.org)—Capacitors are widely used in electrical circuits to store small amounts of energy, but have never been used for large-scale energy storage. Now researchers from Japan have shown that the ...

For the cautious, a good piece of advice is to always wait to buy a new product until after the first model year, whether its cars or consumer electronics or any other major purchase. This gives the ...

Although the switched capacitor circuits considered so far can be analyzed with reasonable effort, more complex switched capacitor circuits will become a challenge. To provide a way to meet this ...

A capacitor rarely fails loudly. It fails quietly, and that’s what makes it dangerous. I remember debugging a compact PLC power board used in a packaging line. The system worked perfectly on the bench ...

These three-terminal devices confront parasitic inductance and act as the ultimate shield against high-frequency EMI.

You can make all sorts of different types of inductors, but the most common type is cylindrical coil of wire---a solenoid. When current runs through the first loop, it creates a magnetic field that ...

Second-order circuits have the advantage of potentially realizing complex poles and zeros, which can be more efficient in designing frequency domain filters. One approach to designing higher-order ...

Aluminum? Ceramic? Film? Mica? The best type of capacitor for your circuit isn’t always clear, but this list of 17 common capacitor applications will help you narrow it down. Capacitors are one of the ...