Hardware Developers Didactic Galactic is a group for hardware designers, hackers, and enthusiasts to discuss hardware-related topics. HDDG11 (or 0xb) featured a presentation from SnapEDA CEO on Footprints and my presentation on Capacitors.
Titled “They’re JUST capacitors?” I used content from my time as a KEMET Field Application Engineer.
Overview
In the presentation, I address the common myth or guideline: “capacitors should be derated 50%.” Comparing Aluminum, Ceramic, and Tantalum we discuss why each technology has a de-rating associated with it. Turns out, they all have different reasons to de-rate.
Additionally, I give a brief introduction to Supercapacitors. (You’ll note that it is spelled with one word…) The key to understanding what makes them “super” relies on how they achieve the common capacitor structure of electrode plate, dielectric, electrode plate.
Download PDF (11mb)Tools mentioned at the HDDG11 Presentation
- KEMET Catalog App for Mobile Devices
- Capacitor Simulator K-SIM
- KEMET Engineering Center (capacitor technical content)
- AddOhms Video Tutorials
