Capacitors are Simple, Right?
It is easy to dismiss passive components like resistors and capacitors as a boring subject. [James Lewis] of Kemet Capacitors would disagree. He gave a talk about capacitor tech that is both approachable and in-depth.
Like every other component we use, we always think of them as perfect. But just like wires have resistance and inductance that we often ignore, capacitors have different imperfect characteristics that you need to be aware of.
Ceramic capacitors, for example, lose capacitance over time. Different ceramic material have different temperature sensitivity. Aluminum capacitors don’t last forever. Voltage applied to a capacitor can change its …read more
