--- title: Knowles Precision Devices Blog | Capacitor (7) description: Capacitor | Knowles Precision Devices Blog (7) --- [![Knowlescapacitors](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/hubfs/Knowlescapacitors_September2018/Images/knowlesPDWhite250w.png)](http://www.knowlescapacitors.com/) - Capacitors - [Capacitor Overview](https://www.knowlescapacitors.com/Products/Capacitors) - [Aerospace & Defense](https://www.knowlescapacitors.com/Products/Capacitors/Aerospace-and-Defense) - [High Q](https://www.knowlescapacitors.com/Products/Capacitors/High-Q) - [SMD Capacitors](http://www.knowlescapacitors.com/Products/Capacitors/SMDCap.aspx) - [MLCCs with Leads](http://www.knowlescapacitors.com/Products/Capacitors/Leaded-MLC-s.aspx) - [Single Layer Capacitor](http://www.knowlescapacitors.com/Products/Capacitors/Single-Layer-Capacitor.aspx) - [AEC-Q200](http://www.knowlescapacitors.com/Products/Capacitors/AEC-Q200.aspx) - [Broadband Blocks](http://www.knowlescapacitors.com/Products/Capacitors/Broadband-Blocks.aspx) - 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[Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Understanding the Impact of ESR on Ceramic Capacitor Selection](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/hubfs/Impact%20of%20ESR%20on%20Capacitor%20Selection_Featured%20Sq.webp)](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/understanding-the-impact-of-esr-on-ceramic-capacitor-selection) In an ideal world, capacitors could be designed in a way where they would exhibit no resistance. However, this is physically impossible to achieve as there will always be some type of internal resistance in a capacitor that appears in series with the capacitance of the device. Known as equivalent series resistance (ESR), the level of this resistance will vary across capacitors depending on a variety of factors including the dielectric materials used, frequency of the application, leakage, and quality and reliability of the capacitor. The two graphs in Figure 1 show an example of how ESR can change as frequency increases across various capacitances on two different classes of ceramic dielectrics. [Read More](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/understanding-the-impact-of-esr-on-ceramic-capacitor-selection) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/understanding-the-impact-of-esr-on-ceramic-capacitor-selection#comments-listing) Topics: [Capacitor](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/capacitor), [High Reliability](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/high-reliability) ## [Capacitors for External Defibrillators](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/capacitors-for-external-defibrillators) Posted by [Peter Matthews](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/author/peter-matthews) on Aug 28, 2024 8:17:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/hubfs/Defibrillators%20(1).png)](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/capacitors-for-external-defibrillators) [Defibrillators](https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/23020-defibrillator) are designed to deliver electric current to the heart, in the form of a controlled shock to the myocardium, to treat arrhythmias and restore the heartbeat back to normal. Capacitors play an important role in the function of these life-saving devices. Here, we’ll cover the basic components of a defibrillator circuit and explore the role of capacitor selection in defibrillator system design.  [Read More](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/capacitors-for-external-defibrillators) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/capacitors-for-external-defibrillators#comments-listing) Topics: [Capacitor](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/capacitor), [Medical](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/medical) ## [Supercapacitors: A Key Technology for Driving Modern Logistics](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/supercapacitors-a-key-technology-for-driving-modern-logistics) Posted by [Peter Matthews](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/author/peter-matthews) on Aug 7, 2024 8:15:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/hubfs/Supercapacitors%20.png)](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/supercapacitors-a-key-technology-for-driving-modern-logistics) As consumers demand rapid, and accurate, delivery of online orders, yet labor shortages continue to prevail, distributors need to increase efficiency and productivity, reduce errors, and improve inventory management in their warehouses. To do this, distributors must modernize warehouse logistics by creating smart warehouses that incorporate technologies such as automated guided vehicles (AGVs), automated mobile robotics (AMRs), IIoT sensors, drones, and/or robotic arms. Using these technologies, distributors can streamline operations by automating and accelerating tasks such as order picking, inventory replenishment, automated storage and retrieval, and goods transportation. [Read More](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/supercapacitors-a-key-technology-for-driving-modern-logistics) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/supercapacitors-a-key-technology-for-driving-modern-logistics#comments-listing) Topics: [Capacitor](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/capacitor), [Industrial](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/industrial) ## [Selecting Capacitors for Charge Storage in Radar Power Amplifiers](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/selecting-capacitors-for-charge-storage-in-radar-power-amplifiers) Posted by [Peter Matthews](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/author/peter-matthews) on Jul 31, 2024 8:15:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/hubfs/Charge%20Storage.png)](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/selecting-capacitors-for-charge-storage-in-radar-power-amplifiers) The types of threats facing radar systems are continuing to diversify. To adapt, the industry is evolving toward fully digital arrays that can support a variety of mission profiles. As these systems grow more and more complex, component-level decisions have an increasingly significant impact on overall performance.    [Read More](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/selecting-capacitors-for-charge-storage-in-radar-power-amplifiers) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/selecting-capacitors-for-charge-storage-in-radar-power-amplifiers#comments-listing) Topics: [Capacitor](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/capacitor), [Military and Aerospace](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/military-and-aerospace) ## [The Role of EMI Filters in Power Electronics](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/the-role-of-emi-filters-in-power-electronics) Posted by [Peter Matthews](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/author/peter-matthews) on Jul 24, 2024 8:15:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![The Role of EMI Filters in Power Electronics](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/hubfs/The%20Role%20of%20EMI%20Filters%20in%20Power%20Electronics.png)](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/the-role-of-emi-filters-in-power-electronics) As power conversion systems evolve to leverage higher voltages and wide bandgap semiconductors like silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), system designers face new challenges in managing the electromagnetic interference (EMI) frequency landscape. Here’s how EMI filters play an important role in ensuring safe operation at higher voltages.  [Read More](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/the-role-of-emi-filters-in-power-electronics) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/the-role-of-emi-filters-in-power-electronics#comments-listing) Topics: [Capacitor](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/capacitor), [RF and Microwave](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/rf-and-microwave), [Industrial](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/industrial) ## [Capacitors Support Radar MMIC Amplifiers via Bypassing](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/capacitors-support-radar-mmic-amplifiers-via-bypassing) Posted by [Peter Matthews](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/author/peter-matthews) on Jul 17, 2024 8:15:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/hubfs/Capacitors%20Support%20Radar%20MMIC%20Amplifiers%20via%20Bypassing.png)](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/capacitors-support-radar-mmic-amplifiers-via-bypassing) Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) amplifiers are widely used in defense radar systems. The industry recognizes them as a compact, high-performance option that’s reliable and easy to integrate. Whether they serve a receive (e.g., low noise amplifier (LNA)) or transmit (e.g., power amplifier (PA)) function, [MMIC amplifiers](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/a-quick-guide-to-properly-selecting-a-capacitor-for-mmic-rf-bypassing) rely on bypass capacitors to perform their core function to amplify microwave signals.  [Read More](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/capacitors-support-radar-mmic-amplifiers-via-bypassing) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/capacitors-support-radar-mmic-amplifiers-via-bypassing#comments-listing) Topics: [Capacitor](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/capacitor), [Military and Aerospace](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/military-and-aerospace) ## [Material Choices: An Important Criterion in Selecting High-Frequency Capacitors](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/material-choices-an-important-criterion-in-selecting-high-frequency-capacitors) Posted by [Cheriyan Perumal](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/author/cheriyan-perumal) on Jul 10, 2024 8:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/hubfs/Material%20Choices%20.png)](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/material-choices-an-important-criterion-in-selecting-high-frequency-capacitors) Radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications involve the transmission and receipt of high-frequency electromagnetic signals. RF refers toalternating current (AC) signals at 3 kHz to 300 GHz, and microwave refers to a higher range, closer to 300 MHz to 300 GHz. Capacitance, and by extension impedance, varies with frequency, so [capacitors](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/filter-basics-part-1-a-deep-dive-on-resistance-inductance-and-impedance) play a variety of critical roles in these RF and microwave circuits. With many options for configuration, they function in energy storage and voltage regulation, DC blocking, impedance matching, filtering and more.  [Read More](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/material-choices-an-important-criterion-in-selecting-high-frequency-capacitors) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/material-choices-an-important-criterion-in-selecting-high-frequency-capacitors#comments-listing) Topics: [Capacitor](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/capacitor) ## [Looking Closer at DC Link Capacitors in Electric Vehicles](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/looking-closer-at-dc-link-capacitors-in-electric-vehicles) Posted by [Peter Matthews](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/author/peter-matthews) on Jul 3, 2024 8:44:22 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![ev_engine_ctr](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/hubfs/ev_engine_ctr.jpeg)](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/looking-closer-at-dc-link-capacitors-in-electric-vehicles) DC link capacitors are commonly used in power converters as an intermediary buffer between an input source to an output load that have different instantaneous power, voltages, and frequencies. In electric vehicle (EV) applications, DC link capacitors help offset the effects of inductance in inverters, motor controllers, and battery systems. They also serve as filters that protect EV subsystems from voltage spikes, surges, and electromagnetic interference (EMI). [Read More](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/looking-closer-at-dc-link-capacitors-in-electric-vehicles) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/looking-closer-at-dc-link-capacitors-in-electric-vehicles#comments-listing) Topics: [Capacitor](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/capacitor), [Automotive](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/automotive), [Electric Vehicles](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/electric-vehicles) ## [Trends in Battery Energy Storage Systems](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/trends-in-battery-energy-storage-systems) Posted by [Peter Matthews](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/author/peter-matthews) on Jun 26, 2024 8:15:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/hubfs/BESS.png)](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/trends-in-battery-energy-storage-systems) Battery energy storage systems (BESS) are named for their function. They capture, accumulate, and store energy in rechargeable batteries to be discharged later. Industrial facilities, homes, electric vehicles (EVs) and the like rely on these systems for backup power and operational efficiency. [Read More](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/trends-in-battery-energy-storage-systems) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/trends-in-battery-energy-storage-systems#comments-listing) Topics: [Capacitor](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/capacitor), [Energy](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/tag/energy) ## [Common Capacitors in Solar Power Conversion Systems](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/common-capacitors-in-solar-power-conversion-systems) Posted by [Peter Matthews](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/author/peter-matthews) on Jun 20, 2024 8:02:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/hubfs/Common%20Capacitors%20in%20Solar%20Power%20Conversion%20Systems.png)](https://blog.knowlescapacitors.com/blog/common-capacitors-in-solar-power-conversion-systems) Ongoing innovation in solar power electronics and rising interest in photovoltaic (PV) installations underscores the importance of robust and efficient electronic components. 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