Electronic Design

Surface-Mount X-, Y-Capacitors First to Carry AEC-Q200 Rating

These X- and Y-capacitors in surface-mount housings, built to suppress EMI, reduce cost and simplify production.
CNET

How to Spot a Worn-Out Surge Protector Before It Explodes

Surge protectors have been documented to start house fires when they wear out. Here's how long they last and why your weather ...
IEEE

Switched-Capacitor-Based DC–AC Boosting Circuit: Synthesis and Operation

Abstract: The novel inverter topologies are often intriguing and ignite interest in knowing the rationale behind their circuit synthesis, which is usually not detailed. This article provides a step-by ...

TAIYO YUDEN Commercializes the "HVX (-J)" and "HTX (-J)" Series of Conductive Polymer Hybrid Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors Featuring a Higher Rated Ripple Current and Lower ...

TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. has commercialized the new "HVX (-J)" and "HTX (-J)" series of conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors (hereinafter referred to as "hybrid capacitors") by ...
IEEE

A Generalized Active Voltage Balancing Circuit Implementation for Flying Capacitor 3-Level Switching-Mode DC–DC Converters

This paper presents a generalized control architecture for implementing the active balancing of the flying capacitor voltage in any kind of 3-level switching-mode DC-DC converters, independently from ...
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Why Do Circuits Need Capacitors?

Capacitors are small components with a big job—storing and releasing energy in electronic circuits. This video explains how capacitors smooth voltage, filter signals, and support stable power flow in ...