Capacitor Losses (ESR, IMP, DF, Q), Series or Parallel Eq. Circuit?

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On February 22, 2023
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This article explains capacitor losses (ESR, Impedance IMP, Dissipation Factor DF/ tanδ, Quality FactorQ) as the other basic key parameter of capacitors apart from capacitance, insulation resistance, and DCL leakage current.

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Open Letter to AEC-Q200 Committee on MLCC DC BIAS Ageing

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On November 19, 2019
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Over the past years, multi-layer ceramic capacitors have undergone significant improvements. The volumetric density has increased several folds. This unfortunately resulted in a big increase in DC and AC bias sensitivity for many parts.

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High CV MLCC DC BIAS and AGEING Capacitance Loss Explained

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On November 19, 2019
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MLCC capacitors are dominating today’s capacitor market enabling high grade of electronics miniaturization. The continuous downsizing and use of higher and higher dielectric constant materials for MLCC class II capacitors has however resulted in worsening of some electrical parameters stability such as capacitance drop at operating conditions.