====== capacitors ======

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==== Introduction ====

A capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy in an electric field. It is a passive electronic component with two terminals.

The effect of a capacitor is known as capacitance. While some capacitance exists between any two electrical conductors in proximity in a circuit, a capacitor is a component designed to add capacitance to a circuit. The capacitor was originally known as a condenser or condensator. This name and its cognates are still widely used in many languages, but rarely in English, one notable exception being condenser microphones, also called capacitor microphones.

==== Challenges ====

  * package types
  * package sizes
  * capacity and rating

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==== References ====

  * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor|Wikipedia: Capacitor]]

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