Many single-phase motors used on refrigeration systems will incorporate some type of capacitor. They will either use a start capacitor to aid in its starting or a run capacitor to improve its running ...

In residential and light commercial HVACR, we work with run capacitors every day, and you may have noticed that they fail quite often. Because of this, many companies are beginning to integrate ...

Single-phase motors, adjustable-speed drives (ASDs), and power factor (PF) correction applications often depend on capacitors to operate properly. This article explains how to test these critical ...

Virtually every type of electronic hardware incorporates capacitors, which are widely used for functions such as bypassing, coupling, filtering, and tunneling electronic circuits. However, to be ...

Guest columnist Dale Cigoy, lead applications engineer at Keithley Instruments, outlines how an understanding of the challenges for testing capacitors can be invaluable to engineers. Capacitors are ...

www.quadtech.comOver the past 3-1/2 years, microprocessor current has increased by a factor of 5 and equivalent series resistance (ESR) has dropped by a factor of 7. Next-generation microprocessors ...

The Tecate Group introduced its miniature, radial lead TYPE 9245WT Series of metallized polyester (PET) box capacitors. Devices feature the extended temperature range (up to 105 °C) and high voltage ...

This report provides a detailed analysis of the film capacitor market by type (polyester film capacitors, polypropylene film capacitors, PTFE film capacitors, and others), application (AC applications ...

Reconstituted mica-paper capacitors provide long life and stable performance for high-voltage circuits. Reconstituted mica-paper capacitors (RMPCs), a refinement of mica-based capacitors that have ...

Simplify capacitor switching while increasing system reliability with the new easy-to-use Cooper Power Systems Edison capacitor switch. Using a direct drive, permanent magnet solenoid and dual coil ...