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Example: A capacitor labeled or designated as 473K 330V has a capacitance of 47 × 10 3 pF = 47 nF (±10%) with a maximum working voltage of 330 V. The working voltage of a capacitor is nominally the highest voltage that may be applied across it without undue risk of breaking down the dielectric layer.
The self-discharge constant is an important parameter for the insulation of the dielectric between the electrodes of ceramic and film capacitors. For example, a capacitor can be used as the time-determining component for time relays or for storing a voltage value as in a sample and hold circuits or operational amplifiers.
Capacitors are connected in parallel with the DC power circuits of most electronic devices to smooth current fluctuations for signal or control circuits. Audio equipment, for example, uses several capacitors in this way, to shunt away power line hum before it gets into the signal circuitry.
An example is the capacitance of a capacitor constructed of two parallel plates both of area separated by a distance . If d {\textstyle d} is sufficiently small with respect to the smallest chord of A {\textstyle A} , there holds, to a high level of accuracy: C = ε A d ; {\displaystyle \ C=\varepsilon {\frac {A}{d}};}
Examples of different types of capacitors. A capacitor generally consists of two conducting surfaces, frequently referred to as plates, separated by an insulating layer usually referred to as a dielectric. The original capacitor was the Leyden jar developed in the 18th century.
That means for every 10 °C reduction in temperature, the lifetime of capacitors doubles. If a lifetime specification of an electrolytic capacitor is, for example, 2000 h/105 °C, the capacitor's lifetime at 45 °C can be ”calculated” as 128,000 hours—that is roughly 15 years—by using the 10-degrees-rule.
As an example, asynchronous motors waste inductive current while synchronous ones waste capacitive current. The use of the two types in parallel makes the inductor feed the capacitor, and vice versa, maintaining the same resonant current in the circuit, and converting all the current into useful work.
A digitally tuned capacitor is an IC variable capacitor based on several technologies. MEMS , BST and SOI / SOS devices are available from a number of suppliers and vary in capacitance range, quality factor and resolution for different RF tuning applications.