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Understanding Ripple Voltage Based on Different Types of Capacitors


From KEMET Application Intelligence Center (KAIC), William demonstrates how four different capacitor types affect the ripple voltage on a boost or buck regulator. Each technology of capacitors is compared using the KAIC-RCE-001 board, which uses the same output capacitance bank at the output of a switching regulator. However, the ESR and ESL differences of each technology cause a different output ripple voltage. The capacitor types used in this video are listed below:

MLCC: https://ec.kemet.com/mlcc-dielectric-
AO-CAP: http://www.kemet.com/Lists/ProductCat
KO-CAP: http://www.kemet.com/ko-cap
Polymer Aluminum: https://ec.kemet.com/aluminum-polymer

KAIC Lab files: https://ec.kemet.com/KAIC

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