It's a widely known problem with roots in urban legend: Devices with motherboards failing in the early 2000s with a sudden ...

There’s no agreed-upon definition for a “rugged” power supply. As a result, take care to check the mechanical, environmental, ...

Class action lawsuits have been launched across Canada alleging that purchasers of capacitors—or electronic products ...

Abstract: Electrolytic capacitors are vital to the functionality of power electronic converters, with their degradation significantly affecting the safety and reliability of these devices. Capacitors ...

Energy and Environment Science & Technology, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402, United States ...

To improve the reliability and power density of the integrated OBC, an auxiliary circuit with a 10uF film capacitor is employed to replace the large electrolytic capacitor in the intermediate link ...

An "electrolytic capacitor" and a "film capacitor" are two types of electronic components used in an electrical circuit to store a charge. They are found in electronics such as smartphones, gaming ...

[Tahmid Mahbub] was measuring an electrolytic capacitor with an LCR and noticed it measuring 19 uF despite the device being rated at 470 uF. This was because such parts are usually specified at ...