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Electronics Tutorial #9 - Capacitors - Part 1

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    This electronics tutorial is on capacitors, how they work and some practical applications.
    In this video I cover:
    * What is a capacitor?
    * How do capacitors work?
    * Characteristics of capacitors - ESR (equivalent series resistance), ESL (equivalent series inductance), impedance at different frequencies.
    * How dielectric, plates and distance account for capacity.
    * RC time constant
    * How to calculate the value of a capacitor using the RC time constant and an oscilloscope?
    * Effect of DC and AC on a capacitor and impedance.
    * Capacitors connected in series and parallel.
    * Capacitors and coupling / decoupling / filtering.
    * Capacitor role in digital electronics - ADC (analog to digital converters)
    * Variable air capacitors
    * How to choose a capacitor based on capacity, frequency, operating voltage, temperature and ESR.
    * Tools to measure and troubleshoot capacitors - multimeters LCR meters, ESR meters.
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    * The future of capacitors - supercapacitors, hybrid capacitors, ultra capacitors, double layer capacitors to power electronics and cars?
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 165

  • @markwhitson
    @markwhitson 10 років тому +8

    Are you kidding me? This guy shares so much great stuff on UA-cam...and for free. I have a college level electricity class, and I learn so much more here!
    Thanks so much for posting!

  • @badgermost
    @badgermost 10 років тому +18

    This is by FAAAR the best explaination on capacitors I've ever seen. Thank you very much for the awesome video!

  • @denzillong9878
    @denzillong9878 7 років тому

    I went to school for Electronics and this is a 100x better explanation than what I ever heard from any book or professor.

  • @capitanschetttino8745
    @capitanschetttino8745 3 роки тому

    Mr Lorton, this video series is PURE GOLD for begginers like me. Thank you a lot for the amazing job you are doing.

  • @surajsookhooa6953
    @surajsookhooa6953 10 років тому +9

    its people like you who make youtube worth watching

  • @jorgewashington2981
    @jorgewashington2981 9 років тому

    Best tutorials on the subject of electronics on youtube bar none! Thank you for sharing part of your life with us. God bless you Amigo. You have quite a gift for teaching.

  • @zhangyk4999
    @zhangyk4999 9 років тому

    There are many similar aspects between electrical circuits and hydraulic circuits,for example,battery(or power supply)=pump,wire=tube,resistor=valve,diode=check valve,capacitor=accumulator,zener diode=relief valve,...,thank you for the easy understanding tutorials,they really help!

  • @mahmas0285
    @mahmas0285 6 років тому

    I have no electronics background but I know all lot about capacitors now... Thank you for making it so simple for a non technical to understand this concept.

  • @MichaelVanWeerd
    @MichaelVanWeerd 11 місяців тому

    Thank you for making these videos. it is always helpful to keep the basics in mind.

  • @joiseystud
    @joiseystud 10 років тому

    This is an intuitive way to think about capacitors. I like it. Thx

    • @mjlorton
      @mjlorton  10 років тому

      My pleasure, thanks for watching. Cheers, Martin.

  • @RichardFreeberg
    @RichardFreeberg 10 років тому

    Well done! I think many people will benefit from watching this clealy presented tutorial. I took electronics way back in High School 50 years ago and have forgotten a whole bunch. Nice review. Wish my instructor back then was as clear in presenting basic electronics...

  • @deepsangar9716
    @deepsangar9716 10 років тому +1

    @ 24:10 nano is 10 to the power of -9, not -12. Nice work with the videos. Keep it up

  • @KeepingOnTheWatch
    @KeepingOnTheWatch 9 років тому

    Really interesting analogy. Makes sense. The first time ever for me to take notes while watching a UA-cam video.

  • @thekombinator5833
    @thekombinator5833 10 років тому

    That's excellent! I haven't really touched this stuff in a long time but I managed to make a rudimentary circuit for my car that tells me which lights are on (parking/lowbeam) that auto dims as well.
    By watching this video, I now know how I will adjust the flash rate (charge curve) of my modified turn signal flasher - It operates in "warning mode" (fast flash) because I've converted the turn signals all to LED, which obviously make the flasher warn you that there is lower resistance so it flashes faster. I used a higher capacitance cap and now I will install a POT to fine tune the charge curve, as per your diagram and demonstration.
    Thank you for this video, I'm glad I haven't totally forgotten everything since College a decade ago ;)

    • @mjlorton
      @mjlorton  10 років тому

      Jed Misiek My pleasure, thanks for the feedback and post.

  • @petemander1
    @petemander1 8 років тому

    Finally after watching what feels like 1000 videos, one I can understand..Thanks for keeping it simple :)

  • @RowanBerryNice
    @RowanBerryNice 10 років тому +3

    Yes, if only my physics teacher had had the same ability as well. Lovely explanation.

  • @mjlorton
    @mjlorton  10 років тому

    Yes...true...and I did have a shunt as well which I forgot about...next time. Thanks for the post.

  • @mjlorton
    @mjlorton  10 років тому

    Thanks very much for coming back with the definition. I hope the turbine is spinning and home is keeping you warm. Thanks for all the updates.

  • @mjlorton
    @mjlorton  10 років тому

    My pleasure, thanks for the feedback.

  • @kvppvk
    @kvppvk 8 років тому

    Great - one of the very best tutorials I hva seen on UA-cam. Many thanks.

  • @cocis2486
    @cocis2486 10 років тому

    If only my physics teachers had this super ability to make the complex simple. Hats off and all my respect for the effort you have put in and the undoubted influence this will have on younger minds, Keep up the good work!

    • @mjlorton
      @mjlorton  10 років тому

      cocis My pleasure and thanks very much for the feedback.

  • @GroverCricketDaisy
    @GroverCricketDaisy 3 роки тому

    I had to watch this video twice to get the concept still very good.

  • @mprawuther9683
    @mprawuther9683 10 років тому

    While I was doing engineering this kind of facilities were limited, its a good work keep it up.

  • @mjlorton
    @mjlorton  10 років тому

    Thanks for the feedback.

  • @mp_channel791
    @mp_channel791 9 років тому +1

    Thanks man great job
    but i think there is a mistake that 274nF is 274e-9 not -12
    thanks again ;)

  • @jacquesgr100
    @jacquesgr100 9 років тому

    Great explanation, nice to see the different effects visually. Thanks for taking the the time to share your knowledge and equipment.

  • @Ruddog12
    @Ruddog12 9 років тому

    Best explanation and analogy of capacitance I've experienced

  • @adam1273123
    @adam1273123 10 років тому +1

    Awesome video as usual, I'm a softmore in electrical engineering and I learn a lot from ur videos. Thanks for you hard work :)

    • @mjlorton
      @mjlorton  10 років тому

      My pleasure Adam, thanks for the feedback.

  • @y55555y
    @y55555y 10 років тому

    This is the best explanation on capacitors I've seen; Thank you for the hard work

  • @mjlorton
    @mjlorton  10 років тому

    LOL....that put a smile on my face! Thanks for the feedback.

  • @AaronKimmins
    @AaronKimmins 10 років тому

    No worries! The math is still good. Nice thing about metric system, shift the point. This is one of the best vids on capacitors though! They make so much more sense! Thanks for the vids!

  • @mountainsprings3303
    @mountainsprings3303 3 роки тому

    Excellent tutorial, thanks for sharing.

  • @catfishlee1952
    @catfishlee1952 10 років тому

    I really like the "Bladder" reference..... makes sense to me, thx for the video!

  • @electrodacus
    @electrodacus 10 років тому +1

    Martin the ESR has nothing to do with the dielectric loss and it the resistance of the metallic parts of the capacitors that include the electrodes and the terminals.
    Good analogy other than that.

  • @AkibKhan-nw8uc
    @AkibKhan-nw8uc 10 років тому

    Thank you very much for your effort here. Good job.

  • @joshuasright0104
    @joshuasright0104 7 років тому

    Brings me right back to my days maintaining avionics systems on F-16's

  • @hakanerten6597
    @hakanerten6597 10 років тому

    Very explanatory as always. Thank you Martin!

  • @electrodacus
    @electrodacus 10 років тому

    :) It seems I was wrong dielectric loss is important at high frequency especially in the MHz range and higher.
    This is a good definition that I just found.
    The ESR, of a capacitor is the AC impedance of the capacitor when used at high frequencies and includes the resistance of the dielectric material, the DC resistance of the terminal leads, the DC resistance of the connections to the dielectric and the capacitor plate resistance all measured at a particular frequency and temperature.

  • @homelinetechnician
    @homelinetechnician 10 років тому

    Thanks for this post. As a beginner I really want to know how these components work. Keep up the good work.

  • @swagotomsarkar2994
    @swagotomsarkar2994 8 років тому +1

    Very good presentation. Thank you very much.

  • @lucasastorian1
    @lucasastorian1 9 років тому +1

    This has really helped me. Thank you.

    • @mjlorton
      @mjlorton  9 років тому

      Lucas Astorian My pleasure, thanks for the post.

  • @_NumbShark
    @_NumbShark 10 років тому

    Martin, I just made it through your 11 video Electronics Tutorial series, and I wanted to thank you for taking the time to make these videos. Your videos explaining these concepts are some of the best on the internet. THANK YOU!

  • @mrdodysman
    @mrdodysman 9 років тому +3

    Thank you very much mjlorton this is the best video about capacitor I have ever seen

    • @mjlorton
      @mjlorton  9 років тому

      Dody Henawy My pleasure, thanks for the post.

    • @SDsailor7
      @SDsailor7 9 років тому

      mjlorton What type of capacitor is one that has a resistor in the circuit built in.Great videoCheersRob

    • @SDsailor7
      @SDsailor7 9 років тому

      mjlorton Oh i forgot to mention that the symbol for that capacitor is CPThank you

    • @ernststavroblofeld1961
      @ernststavroblofeld1961 9 років тому

      +Dody Henawy Why would anyone want to have "a bladder" in their circuit?

  • @bableprint5301
    @bableprint5301 8 років тому +1

    I really understand it because of you Thank you.

    • @mjlorton
      @mjlorton  8 років тому +1

      +BABLE PRINT My pleasure, thanks for your post.

  • @upnext996
    @upnext996 8 років тому +1

    you're Awesome....!! thanks for the video +mjlorton...

  • @bilaal20
    @bilaal20 10 років тому

    another excellent video. Thanks

  • @KarmicBeats
    @KarmicBeats 7 років тому +1

    Thank you for the great videos. 😊

  • @tomlieurance8283
    @tomlieurance8283 7 років тому

    charge buildup: The electrons are attracted to the positive of the battery (electron flow) and the positive plate loses electrons. The negative plate is connected to the negative of the battery which has excess electrons which flow to the negative plate on the capacitor. The negative plate of the capacitor ends up with lots of electrons while the positive plate has few electrons (positive charge). Current flow happens while the electrons are charging the plates. Once they are charged the electron flow stops, voltage is equal to the charging battery.

  • @padraiggalvin2807
    @padraiggalvin2807 10 років тому

    Great video and very well explained.

    • @mjlorton
      @mjlorton  10 років тому

      My pleasure, thanks for watching. Cheers, Martin.

  • @GeorgeGraves
    @GeorgeGraves 10 років тому

    To display both on the scope just probe across the resistor. V=IR. R is constant. So voltage across the resistor will be proportional to the current. Easy a pie.

  • @mjlorton
    @mjlorton  10 років тому

    Thanks Aaron.

  • @universalsailor
    @universalsailor 10 років тому

    Yeah, tantalum -- not like aluminum (American) and aluminium (RotW) -- we all agree on tantalum!
    Love your vids Martin.

  • @gasparhauser9387
    @gasparhauser9387 10 років тому

    Je suis du Québec et j'apprends beaucoup, merci !

  • @RSP13
    @RSP13 10 років тому

    Now, that's a class!

  • @mjlorton
    @mjlorton  10 років тому

    Yup....I wanted to do that but did not have a DC CT at hand.

  • @DdraigX
    @DdraigX 10 років тому

    Thanks for putting together a great series :)

  • @mumbles1justin
    @mumbles1justin 10 років тому

    Thanks for the video. Ready for part 2. I hope it shows capacitor using ac. I want to understand how ac start capacitor works on ac motor

  • @jacobcorr337
    @jacobcorr337 8 років тому

    Amazing video. Love your beginner series so much. When will we be carrying on?!

  • @williamhennings9439
    @williamhennings9439 8 років тому

    Thanks so much ,well understood

  • @roberthurd8783
    @roberthurd8783 10 років тому

    Great tutorial.

  • @taylorloft1921
    @taylorloft1921 10 років тому

    I love this guy!!!

  • @gamedevsa
    @gamedevsa 10 років тому

    Thanks, I love the way you teach. Awesome!

    • @mjlorton
      @mjlorton  10 років тому

      My pleasure, thanks for the feedback.

  • @harukoyama9515
    @harukoyama9515 5 років тому

    Lots deep electronics knowledge.
    May I ask what will happen if I run AC current to DC capacitor?
    Vise versa,
    DC current through AC capacitor such microwave

  • @Asperixo176
    @Asperixo176 8 років тому

    Nice video on capacitors. Thanks.

  • @ramases1
    @ramases1 10 років тому

    Are you doing any more? watched all up to #9. Transistors, op amps, inductors would be good

  • @w.rustylane5650
    @w.rustylane5650 6 років тому

    Kudos, mate. I really love your accent and that you speak clearly. What part of England do you reside? I finally subscribed to your channel 'cause I learn something from watching your video tutorials. :-)
    W Rusty Lane in eastern Tennessee (Witherington Place Railroad)

  • @adhikarisudhir100
    @adhikarisudhir100 10 років тому

    it is nice video to understand the analogies Thank you, you mentioned capacitor charge time is RC x 5 m seconds. The supply source does not play any role in connection to charging ?? I am just curious

  • @guiguox
    @guiguox 10 років тому

    Great job, man. As always.

  • @robertjewell1947
    @robertjewell1947 8 років тому

    AWESOME JOB

  • @RaindropServicesNYC
    @RaindropServicesNYC 7 років тому

    Excellent tutorial!

  • @mjlorton
    @mjlorton  10 років тому

    Just Google ESR and dielectric loss. There are many references. From wiki "The ESR, composed out of the dielectric losses caused by the changing field strength in the dielectric"
    If I'm misunderstanding or not reading it correctly let me know.
    Thanks for the post Dacian.

  • @survivor296
    @survivor296 10 років тому

    I really learned a lot . thanks

    • @mjlorton
      @mjlorton  10 років тому

      Mohammad Alshokan My pleasure, thanks for the feedback.

  • @JoeJ-8282
    @JoeJ-8282 6 років тому

    That's a REALLY nice meter and scope setup at the end of this video!... How much did both of those meters cost and where did you get them? I've always wanted a test equipment setup like this, but I've never been able to afford anything beyond a simple, basic, handheld multimeter... Very thorough video BTW!

  • @mjlorton
    @mjlorton  10 років тому

    Thanks.

  • @ZankDigiTrash
    @ZankDigiTrash 10 років тому

    btw it's called Displacement Current! Thank You James Clerk Maxwell

  • @seshachary5580
    @seshachary5580 7 років тому

    very educative.thank you

  • @Illawarra1
    @Illawarra1 9 років тому

    Just to make some corrections if you allow me...
    At 23:47, nano is E-9, pico is E-12.
    But this lesson is very good.

    • @Illawarra1
      @Illawarra1 9 років тому

      +Illawarra1 Sorry. You already made a correction after that.

  • @layeraddict
    @layeraddict 10 років тому

    Thank you for this video,it is really helpfull !

  • @RoyAndrews82
    @RoyAndrews82 8 років тому

    So what is a capacitor used for in DC Circuits? Did you explain that in your video, because I didn't see or hear the part where you talked about the uses for Capacitors in DC Circuits.

    • @KarmicBeats
      @KarmicBeats 7 років тому

      Capacitors block DC they are used sometimes to bias transistors. In that function they block the DC bias current while allowing the AC signal to pass.

  • @osberthector7296
    @osberthector7296 10 років тому

    great work man. Keep going. M watching.

  • @philbadelphia
    @philbadelphia 8 років тому

    Great tutorial!

  • @TeeGiang
    @TeeGiang 10 років тому

    thank you for this kind sir!

  • @ndrsg3013
    @ndrsg3013 8 років тому

    Look, one of our teachers of Electrical Systems from last year, is already so good at explaining it. But you made even easier to understand it O.o Why don't you study to become a level 7 college teacher, loads of good colleges may have a job to you. :) But I guess you have a better one at the moment :D Thank you for clarifying the capacitor rules and basics :)

  • @Live1052
    @Live1052 9 років тому

    A hydraulic accumulator is an ideal analogy in fluid terms for what you're saying.

  • @bobbyberetta4206
    @bobbyberetta4206 8 років тому

    I just want to say Thank you

  • @michalaugustyniak6449
    @michalaugustyniak6449 10 років тому

    So now we know that capacitor can be charged and once charged block the current flow. I can't really find a good explanation what benefits we get from it, specially how the filtering works. Lets say we have simple circuit, a cap hooked up with resistor in parallel. Once a cap is fully charged then a current flow goes through resistor, so what a cap does in this moment. I know, it filters things but what actually happening there. Can you explain ? Thank you. I love your videos.

    • @LetMeRetort
      @LetMeRetort 9 років тому

      What you say is right but only partially. Capacitors do not allow any DC or low frequency current to flow through it once charged. High frequency AC current will pass with no problems. This frequency value under which all the current is blocked depends on the impedance of the capacitor. Now lets say your capacitor is in series with your circuit, it will pass high frequencies and will thus be a high pass filter. If you ground the capacitor before your circuit, it will pass all the high frequencies to ground. The low frequencies will not be able to pass through the capacitor and will go to the circuit, thus making a low pass filter.

    • @SouthCoastMudlarks
      @SouthCoastMudlarks 9 років тому

      LetMeRetort That's the best explanantion yet.It was the that aspect I could not grasp. Thank you.

  • @EGYHER0
    @EGYHER0 10 років тому

    u r the best

  • @sim6699
    @sim6699 10 років тому

    I would like to use super capacitors to start a car as seen on UA-cam. However I noticed a big drop in compacity when wiring 6 of the 100f 2.5v in series. I was wondering if a car audio capacitor has 2.5v capacitors and I could then take advantage of the circuit and wire the 6 in parallel???

  • @jvp6302
    @jvp6302 9 років тому

    I don't get it. In a DC current, how the negative "bladder" can fulfill of negative charge since there's an insulator between the two "bladders"?
    The current is supposed to only one way so how does it reach the second badder?
    I know I'm wrong but I just want to understand

    • @Myung13
      @Myung13 8 років тому

      +JVP The bladder empties back out the same 'door way' it came in through. To do that, it has to go backwards. Think of the + as the forward, stand generated DC direction and the - as the backwards.
      Imagine a car driving into a space (+, going forward), to come back out, it has to reverse (-). The release or emptying of the bladder isn't created by the DC current. It happens once the DC has ceased.
      You blow air into a ballon, once your forward pressure pushing the air in ceases, if the balloon isn't closed, the pressure inside the balloon will push the air back out, which is the - direction.
      The - current isn't a product of the - current on the other side of the capacitor, which, as you stated, is separated by an insulator. It's just the charge that was initially DC (+) in it's motion, falling back and running in the other direction (only when there's no forward pressure present, the DC power supply's pressure is removed).

  • @mukudzeishegweme8105
    @mukudzeishegweme8105 9 років тому

    i gain from it. thank you so much!!!

  • @garrywilliams3548
    @garrywilliams3548 9 років тому

    Right , so , Goldilocks is in the pipe hiding ( i presume from the 3 bears ), and having tried to follow all this, how do I know what value or type of capacitor I want in a given circuit ?. Very confused , but not because of you Martin.

  • @hamadalyami2908
    @hamadalyami2908 8 років тому +2

    God bless you

  • @electrodacus
    @electrodacus 10 років тому

    I'm actually sorry I made a comment it seems I do not understand the ESR.
    Is essay to use the ESR from tables but did not understood the major part the dielectric plays in his value and I still don't.
    I will need to reed on this when I get the time since now I'm curios about the underling effect.
    I'm a bit disappointed with the turbine but maybe it will work better once installed on a proper tower.
    Hope to do more videos once the work on the house is done for this year.

  • @Atristiel
    @Atristiel 10 років тому

    Is the actual impedance the inertia of the electrons in the electrodes?

  • @electrodacus
    @electrodacus 10 років тому

    ... and it will be better to ignore my response since I know how to use the ESR but I was never interested in the science behind so I will need to study and understand more the relation of different type of dielectrics with the ESR.
    From what I see in the graphs of frequency vs ESR on different type of capacitors it seems that electrolytic have a much falter curve with frequency vs the ceramic ones.

  • @aravindmani304
    @aravindmani304 10 років тому

    Thank you

  • @hamadalyami2908
    @hamadalyami2908 8 років тому

    good explain
    god bless you
    you are amazing
    that the best explain

    • @Asperixo176
      @Asperixo176 8 років тому

      +Hamad Alyami Good explanation. Science bless your soul. You have incredible talent over years of hard-work and education. This is the best explanation of capacitors that I have observed over the period of my lifetime.

    • @hamadalyami2908
      @hamadalyami2908 8 років тому +1

      ***** thank you very much about every words you said it
      god bless you your words make me so happy
      you are amazing

  • @MrAndfio
    @MrAndfio 8 років тому

    Why do some electrolytic capacitors have four legs,? like a SI TYPE.I have heard that two legs are for stability on the pcb.?
    regards

  • @lipevolcom2
    @lipevolcom2 10 років тому

    Dave jones says Current do flow through the cap lol and I believe it too that flows!

  • @jtafilliate6565
    @jtafilliate6565 10 років тому

    In 23:21, isn't the 276E^12 suppose to be 276 ^ 9 since we are talking about nano's?