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Structure of capacitor

Capacitor
= conductor (metal plate)
+
insulator (dielectric)
+
conductor (metal plate)
Type of capacitor
Non-polar capacitors

Polarized capacitors
Capacitors
Types of capacitors
The dielectric material
determines the type of
capacitor
Common types of
capacitors are:
Mica
Ceramic
Plastic film
Capacitor types
Mica
Mica capacitors are small with high working voltage. The working
voltage is the voltage limit that cannot be exceeded.

Foil
Mic a
Foil
Mic a
Foil
Mic a
Foil
Capacitor types
Ceramic disk
Ceramic disks are small nonpolarized capacitors They have relatively high
capacitance due to high er.

Lead wire soldered


to silver elec trode

Solder

Dipped phenolic c oating


Ceram ic
dielec tric Silv er elec trodes deposited on
top and bottom of c eram ic disk
Capacitors
Some capacitors are
polarised, they can
only be connected
one way around
Electrolytic
capacitors are
polarised
Capacitors
Variable capacitors are
used in communication
equipment, radios,
televisions and VCRs
They can be adjusted by
consumers by tuning
controls
Trimmers are internal
adjusted capacitors
that a consumer cannot
adjust
Capacitors
The capacitance in a
varactor is created
when a purpose diode is
reversed biased
Adjusting the reverse
bias alters the
capacitance value
A simple radio receiver
using varactor

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Inductors
Values specified in henries (H), millihenries (mH) and
microhenries (H)

A coil of wire that may be wound on a core of air or other


non-magnetic material, or on a magnetic core such as iron
powder or ferrite.

Two coils magnetically coupled form a transformer.

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Inductor types

Molded inductor & air-wound inductor Adjustable air-wound inductor

Ferrite core toroidal transformer Air wound inductor Iron powder toroidal inductor

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Circuit Symbols

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