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Formula for calculating capacitor balance resistor values
The following formula is generally used for calculating balance resistor values used for overvoltage protection of capacitors in series when the individual capacitor voltage ratings are below the ...
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Voltage drop due to leakage current in capacitors in series
When capacitors are connected in series in a DC circuit, the voltage drop across individual capacitors at and immediately after the initial charging period is inversely proportional to the individual ...
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What is the "CV" unit for leakage current in a capacitor datasheet?
I've looked at a few leakage current specifications for electrolytic capacitors, and they all seem to specify the value as something like this:
I < 0.01 CV or 3 (μA) after 2 minutes, whichever ...
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Leakage Current of Battery in Parallel with Capacitor
I am creating a microprocessor design that will have a battery backup in case the mains power goes down.
My plan is to have 2 3.6 V batteries in parallel, so that either may be swapped in/out while ...
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Capacitor leakage and design for low energy battery powered devices
For the design of a portable battery operated device, I have some power circuitry which requires a DC-DC converter and some other regulators, battery charger IC etc.
While in the process of ...
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