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Capacitor

A capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy by accumulating electric charges on two closely spaced surfaces that are insulated from each other. It is a passive electronic component with two terminals. A capacitor was originally known as a condenser, a term still encountered in a few compound names, such as the condenser microphone.…

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Component type
Passive
Inventor
Ewald Georg von Kleist (1745) · Pieter van Musschenbroek (1746)
Number of terminals
2
Working principle‍
Capacitance

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Non-ideal behavior

Capacitor types

Capacitor markings

Applications

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Capacitor

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Edges301
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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Further reading · 27
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related to history · 19
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related to Lifespan · 13
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related to Hydraulic analogy · 12
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related to Two-character marking code for small capacitors · 12
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related to Capacitance instability · 11
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related to Energy stored in a capacitor · 10
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related to Hazards and safety · 10
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related to Parallel-plate capacitor · 9
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is a · 8
Capacitor → capacitor used to protect one part of a circuit from the effect of another, component designed specifically to add capacitance to some part of the circuit.The physical form and construction of practical capacitors vary widely and many types of capacitor…, component that, device that stores electrical energy by accumulating electric charges on two closely spaced surfaces that are insulated from each other, inductor, open circuit.In the short-time limit, short circuit, short circuit.Parallel-plate capacitorThe simplest model of a capacitor consists of two thin parallel conductive plates each with an area of A

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CapacitorComponent typePassive1.00infobox
CapacitorInventorEwald Georg von Kleist (1745)1.00infobox
CapacitorInventorPieter van Musschenbroek (1746)1.00infobox
CapacitorNumber of terminals21.00infobox
CapacitorWorking principle‍Capacitance1.00infobox
Capacitorcausessudden dumping of energy stored in the rest of the bank into the failing unit0.90text
Capacitoris adevice that stores electrical energy by accumulating electric charges on two closely spaced surfaces that are insulated from each other0.90text
Capacitoris acomponent designed specifically to add capacitance to some part of the circuit.The physical form and construction of practical capacitors vary widely and many types of capacitor…0.90text
Capacitoris aopen circuit.In the short-time limit0.90text
Capacitoris ashort circuit.Parallel-plate capacitorThe simplest model of a capacitor consists of two thin parallel conductive plates each with an area of A0.90text
Capacitoris ainductor0.90text
Capacitoris ashort circuit0.90text
Capacitoris acomponent that0.90text
Capacitoris acapacitor used to protect one part of a circuit from the effect of another0.90text

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