CAPACITOR
Communications Systems Glossary
Communications Systems — Capacitor
Information on Capacitor
A capacitor is obtained by placing two conducting plates near to each other, separated by a non-conducting material called a dielectric. The capacitance, C, of the capacitor is measured in farads (F). A voltage across the plates results in an electric field between them and the current that flows is directly proportional to the time rate of change of the voltage across the plates. A capacitor therefore acts as an open circuit to DC.
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