Percentage Overshoot Calculator
Overshoot refers to the output of a control system exceeding its final, steady-state value. In this post we present two ways to calculate the Percentage Overshoot. From From Max and …
Analog Electronics
12V to 5V Voltage Divider
In many circuit applications there is a requirement to convert 12 Volt to 5 Volt. For example, a circuit may not be able to tolerate input voltages greater than 5V. …
Do Resistors in Parallel have the Same Current?
Parallel resistors do not have the same current flowing through them. The current through each resistor depends on Example Current Calculation For a three resistor network (R1 = 10 Ω, …
Parallel Resistor Calculator in Reverse (with Examples)
Here we calculate the value of a resistor used in parallel with another known resistor to achieve a desired total effective resistance. Contents1 Calculator2 Formula3 Example Calculation for RF and …
Capacitor Discharge Time Calculator (with Examples)
This tool calculates the time it takes to discharge a capacitor (in a Resistor Capacitor network) to a specified voltage level. It’s also called RC discharge time calculator. To calculate …
Capacitor Charge Time Calculator
Calculate the time it takes to charge a capacitor to the level of the input voltage. Contents1 Calculator2 Formula3 Table of Time Constant vs Charge4 Example Calculation5 Background5.1 What is …
Capacitor Dissipation Factor Calculator
This tool calculates the Dissipation Factor of a Capacitor. Enter: Formula D = ESR/|Xc| D = (2π*f*C*ESR) where, Background Dissipation Factor (DF) is a measure of a capacitor’s dielectric losses. …
Bypass or Decoupling Capacitor Calculator
A Bypass Capacitor is used to bypass high frequency signals and noise from power supplies. This prevents issues with Electromagnetic Interference (EMI). The picture below shows an example of bypass …
Crest Factor Calculator
The crest factor of a waveform is given by the ratio of the peak to RMS amplitude level Enter Formula CF = Vpeak/VRMS Example Calculation If the peak value is …
Capacitor Heat Dissipation Calculator
This tool calculates the heat dissipated in a capacitor. Every capacitor has a finite amount of series resistance associated with it. This results in heat dissipation. The resulting temperature rise …