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Large High Energy Density Pulse Discharge Capacitor Characterization

Abstract: The energy density of film capacitors continues to increase. This paper discusses the performance issues of limited life pulsed discharge capacitors operating at better than 2 J/cc (2 MJ/m3) ...

STMicroelectronics’ phase-shift control ICs squeeze more efficiency from resonant converters

New controllers enhance no-load performance in power supplies and lighting drivers STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM)GENEVA, ...
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Accurate and Efficient Characterization of a High Voltage Capacitor by Fitting Single Discharge Experiments With a Simple Circuit Theory

Abstract: A capacitor is ideally considered as a pure capacitance, but under practical conditions, it also exhibits some resistive and inductive properties, called equivalent series resistance (ESR) ...
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Supercapacitor-Assisted Power Converter

Supercapacitors are unique passive devices that straddle many of the performance metrics between capacitors and batteries. These device characteristics enable many novel circuit designs that span ...