Capacitors Course
This course equips you with essential knowledge on capacitors, progressing from fundamental theory to practical implementation of touch-sensitive sensors. You will explore parallel-plate capacitor design, factors like ESR and leakage, environmental influences such as temperature and humidity, and techniques for interfacing with microcontrollers. By the end, you will confidently build stable, low-noise, and dependable capacitive circuits suitable for everyday electronics projects, ensuring reliable performance in diverse conditions.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain a quick and practical understanding of designing and testing touch-sensitive parallel-plate capacitors. Master key electrostatic principles, account for real-world imperfections like temperature, humidity, leakage, and ESR impacts. Perform hands-on labs to assemble affordable measurement systems, achieve precise calibration, and connect sensors to microcontrollers for consistent and repeatable touch detection in electronics applications.
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Develop skills
- Design touch capacitive sensors by optimising plates, dielectrics, and geometry quickly.
- Implement reliable RC timing circuits by choosing suitable resistors, capacitors, and microcontroller techniques for accurate detection.
- Model human touch effects and parasitic capacitances to create precise small-signal capacitor circuits.
- Counteract non-ideal capacitor behaviours like ESR, leakage, soakage, and drift in real applications.
- Conduct professional lab tests on capacitors with safe setups, proper calibration, data logging, and detailed reporting.
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