Last month's column explained that AC current flowing through an inductance reaches its peak amplitude after the voltage. Lagging current is characteristic of an inductive circuit. Capacitive circuits ...

In this article you will find 10 solved Physics practice questions from the chapter Capacitor and Capacitance which are important from examination point of view. This will help you to practice for JEE ...

Engineers designing power electronics find that capacitors are needed for several functions, from energy storage to filters and decoupling. Different capacitor types are available, that at first sight ...

This circuit for measurement of inductance and capacitance can be used to test whether the values of inductors and capacitors quoted by the manufacturer are correct. The principle used in the circuit ...

Out of all of the fundamental passive electronic components, capacitors are arguably the most abundantly used. In fact, it is hard to find a circuit board that does not have a capacitor on it and a ...

You can make all sorts of different types of inductors, but the most common type is cylindrical coil of wire---a solenoid. When current runs through the first loop, it creates a magnetic field that ...

If you build electronic circuits on a regular basis the chances are you will have used capacitors many times. They are a standard component along with the resistor whose values are lifted off the ...

Film capacitors are passive components that use an extremely thin plastic film as a dielectric insulator. They are constructed of two pieces of plastic film wound into a cylindrical shape. The winding ...

Tantalum capacitors are constructed using tantalum for at least the anode material. Capacitors in general consist of two polarized conductors separated by an insulating dielectric material. When the ...