Because they can store a lot of energy for their size, multilayer
ceramic capacitors are widely used and have an annual market in the billions of dollars.
NIST researchers demonstrated an approach for detecting hidden flaws in
ceramic capacitors, which store energy in the electronics for medical implants and spacecraft.
This group, which included NIST staff, focused on improving the reliability of multilayer
ceramic capacitors for mission - critical electronics.
Researchers measured 41 multilayer barium - titanate
ceramic capacitors, each roughly 2 by 3 millimeters in size, before and after heating to high temperatures (189 °C) and quenching in ice water.
Not exact matches
The
ceramics in the NIST study are highly nonlinear, meaning the
capacitors get less stiff and their resonant frequency drops when they vibrate more strongly.
Solder wires to the positive and negative terminals of the solar panels, with the
capacitor in between (I used a
ceramic one, so it doesn't matter which way it's connected.