Capacitors

Capacitors

Industry: Electrical equipment; Electronic components

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Capacitors

Tensile strength

Electronic components; Capacitors

The pulling stress required to break a given specimen.

Thermal endurance

Electronic components; Capacitors

The time at a selected temperature for an insulating material or system of materials to deteriorate to some predetermined level of electrical, mechanical, or chemical performance under prescribed ...

Thermal expansion

Electronic components; Capacitors

The fractional change in length (sometimes volume) of a material for a unit change in temperature.

Hardener

Electronic components; Capacitors

A substance or mixture of substances added to plastic composition, or an adhesive to promote or control the curing reaction by taking part in it.

Harmonic

Electronic components; Capacitors

An integral multiple of the fundamental frequency (60 Hz) that becomes a component of the current.

Harmonic distortion

Electronic components; Capacitors

Distortion of an AC waveform caused by multiples of the fundamental frequency (harmonics). Odd triplet harmonics (thirds, ninths, etc.) may result in large currents on the neutral line in a ...