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By switching at high speed, under software control, the inverter produces a high-frequency AC signal that is filtered by capacitors and other components to produce a smooth AC current output.
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Benjamin Kroposki, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Apr. 2024
During the production process, a sensor in the car’s occupant detection system may have become deformed, Subaru said, which can cause a crack to form in a capacitor and let moisture in.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
One bug zapper had hundreds of reviews, but most were written about a capacitor motor fan; another bug zapper listing had reviews of pens and paper goods.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
There are also iconic pieces included in the build, like a light-up flux capacitor, Mr. Fusion generator, a lightning rod, and the OUTATIME license plate.
—Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
The process begins with cleaning the motherboard and removing unwanted components like capacitors and plastic cladding.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2024
The researchers’ prototype is able to do this because no power is needed to harvest magnetic energy; the device can continue to build up energy even after its capacitors are empty.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2024
But as detailed in the YouTube video, the one bought off eBay only has two inductors, as well as a large electrolytic capacitor, but a lot less circuitry overall.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2023
The capacitors are then charged and discharged in sequence to exchange energy with the AC network.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2023
Benjamin Kroposki, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Apr. 2024
During the production process, a sensor in the car’s occupant detection system may have become deformed, Subaru said, which can cause a crack to form in a capacitor and let moisture in.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
One bug zapper had hundreds of reviews, but most were written about a capacitor motor fan; another bug zapper listing had reviews of pens and paper goods.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
There are also iconic pieces included in the build, like a light-up flux capacitor, Mr. Fusion generator, a lightning rod, and the OUTATIME license plate.
—Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
The process begins with cleaning the motherboard and removing unwanted components like capacitors and plastic cladding.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2024
The researchers’ prototype is able to do this because no power is needed to harvest magnetic energy; the device can continue to build up energy even after its capacitors are empty.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2024
But as detailed in the YouTube video, the one bought off eBay only has two inductors, as well as a large electrolytic capacitor, but a lot less circuitry overall.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2023
The capacitors are then charged and discharged in sequence to exchange energy with the AC network.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2023
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capacitor
noun
ca·pac·i·tor
kə-ˈpas-ət-ər 
: a device for storing electric charge
called also condenser
Medical Definition
capacitor
noun
ca·pac·i·tor
kə-ˈpas-ət-ər
: a device giving capacitance and usually consisting of conducting plates or foils separated by thin layers of dielectric (as air or mica) with the plates on opposite sides of the dielectric layers oppositely charged by a source of voltage and the electrical energy of the charged system stored in the polarized dielectric
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