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Different type of capacitors
How can I distinguish between filter capacitors, decoupling capacitors, and bypass capacitors? What is the most basic and important difference in their functionality?
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Mount a capacitor on a connector without any solder
I am looking for a specific connector that I can solder / press-fit in my PCB and mount a capacitor on the connector without any solder such that I can easily remove or replace the capacitor without ...
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Full bridge driver capacitor ringing problem
This is my first time designing a full bridge driver. I am experiencing problems with ringing on the output. I have made a pcb for it. This is a picture of the top side of the board.
Backside
Input ...
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SMPS Layout, capacitors in parallel placement
I'm laying out a buck converter based on the TPS54308, and the datasheet recommends the following, which I'm trying to replicate:
Webench (the interactive design tool by TI), however, recommends 2 ...
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switch mode power supply capacitors
If I am laying out two switch mode power supplies right next to one another from the same supply(24V), one is switching to 5V and the other to 12V then do I need both of the input capacitors? Thanks