Performance Characteristics
The following Application Note defines the various characteristics that affect performance of the capacitor. Information provided here will give the reader an appreciation for how a capacitor may behave when operated within their intended operating environment. Topics covered include:- Capacitor Equivalent Circuit page 1
- Equivalent Series Resistance page 2
- Dissipation Factor page 2
- Quality Factor page 3
- Equivalent Series Inductance page 3
- Impedance page 3
- Insulation Resistance page 5
- Working Voltage page 7
- Dielectric Strength page 8
- Aging page 8
- Temperature Coefficient page 9
- Voltage Coefficient page 11
- Voltage – Temperature Coefficient page 12
- Dielectric Absorption page 13
- Piezoelectric materials / Electro-Mechanical Coupling page 13
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