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 ...

When choosing a capacitor for any application, there are a few key characteristics that must be understood in order to analyze its suitability for the circuit. In a simple capacitor equivalent circuit ...

When first learning about and building electronic circuits, the first things all of us come across are passive components such as resistors, capacitors, and inductors. These have easily-understandable ...

Article 460 of the NEC provides the requirements for installing capacitors on electrical circuits [460.1]. It does not address surge capacitors or capacitors included ...

TDK presents the EPCOS CeraLink™, an innovative DC link capacitor for frequency converters. CeraLink™ is based on a PLZT ceramic material (lead lanthanum zirconate titanate) and covers a capacitance ...

KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is exhibiting at APEC 2026, also known as the ...

Last month's column covered the behavior of electrical components connected in series and demonstrated that when a voltage is applied across a series circuit, the current through each component is the ...