Capacitor

In electrical engineering, a capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy by accumulating electric charges on two closely spaced surfaces that are insulated from each other.

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Types

Ceramic capacitors

Thin-film capacitors

Power-film capacitors

Electrolytic capacitors

Super capacitors

Class X and Y capacitors

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Components	Capacitor Crystal Diode Filter Inductor Integrated circuit Logic gate Optoisolator Oscillator Potentiometer Resistor Resonator Thyristor Transformer Transistor Variable capacitor
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