Capacitors Course
Dive into capacitors from fundamental theory to practical touch sensor applications. Gain expertise in parallel-plate capacitor design, ESR and leakage management, environmental impacts like temperature and humidity, plus seamless microcontroller integration to develop stable, low-noise capacitive circuits for everyday electronics projects.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course offers a streamlined, hands-on guide to designing and evaluating touch-sensitive parallel-plate capacitors effectively. Explore essential electrostatic principles, practical non-ideal factors, and influences from temperature, humidity, leakage, and ESR. Build affordable test rigs via targeted labs, achieve precise calibration, and connect sensors to microcontrollers for consistent, dependable touch detection.
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Develop skills
- Design touch capacitive sensors by optimising plates, dielectrics, and geometry quickly.
- Implement reliable RC timing circuits by choosing resistors, capacitors, and microcontroller techniques for precise detection.
- Model human touch effects and parasitic capacitances to create accurate small-signal circuits.
- Counteract non-ideal capacitor behaviours including ESR, leakage, soakage, and drift in real applications.
- Conduct professional lab tests on capacitors with safe setups, calibration, data logging, and detailed reporting.
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