Contributors in Capacitors

Capacitors

Contaminant

Electronic components; Capacitors

An impurity of foreign substance present in a material which affects one or more properties of the material.

Corona

Electronic components; Capacitors

A luminous discharge due to ionisation of the gas surrounding a conductor around which exists a voltage gradient exceeding a certain critical value. A type of discharge--sometimes visible--in the ...

Corona resistance

Electronic components; Capacitors

The time that insulation will withstand a specified level field-intensified ionisation that does not result in the immediate complete breakdown of the insulation.

Corrosion

Electronic components; Capacitors

Chemical action which causes destruction of the surface of a metal by oxidation or chemical combination.

Coulomb

Electronic components; Capacitors

Unit quantity of electricity; i.e., the quantity transferred by 1 ampere in one second.

Coupling

Electronic components; Capacitors

The use of a capacitor to connect two circuits. In using the capacitor, only the AC voltage (component) is passed.

Crest factor

Electronic components; Capacitors

Ratio of peak lamp current to RMS or average lamp operating current.

Featured blossaries

Political

Category: Politics   1 2 Terms

Idioms from English Literature

Category: Literature   1 11 Terms