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ESR of aluminum electrolytic capacitors [closed]

Is there any way to calculate the ESR of electrolytic capacitors for high frequencies? In aluminum electrolytic capacitor datasheets, the dissipation factor is given with low frequency(100Hz-120Hz) ...
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Is it safe to use series polarized capacitors to form non-polarized capacitors to be used for higher rated voltage?

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab It is known that we can use series capacitors to increase rated voltage. But I want to know how far we can push this feature to? ...
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ESR in Electrolytic capacitor vs Voltage rating

I would like to know why in an electrolytic capacitor the ESR decreases as voltage rating increases. And why the current rating increases as voltage rating increases. Thank you.
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Can polarized capacitors be used for negative voltage generation?

simulate this circuit – Schematic created using CircuitLab I want to use this circuit for charging, discharging and creating negative voltages off capacitors for a special application. I will ...
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