Capacitors Course
This course equips you with essential knowledge on capacitors, progressing from fundamental theory to practical applications in building reliable touch sensors. You will explore parallel-plate capacitor design, understand impacts of ESR, leakage, and environmental factors like temperature and humidity, and master interfacing with microcontrollers to develop stable, low-noise capacitive circuits suitable for everyday electronics projects.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical expertise in designing and testing parallel-plate touch-sensitive capacitors. Master electrostatic principles, non-ideal behaviors influenced by temperature, humidity, leakage, and ESR. Build affordable measurement systems, ensure accurate calibration, and connect sensors to microcontrollers for dependable touch detection.
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Develop skills
- Design touch capacitive sensors by optimizing plates, dielectrics, and geometry quickly.
- Implement reliable RC timing circuits by choosing suitable resistors, capacitors, and microcontroller techniques.
- Model human touch effects and parasitic influences to create precise small-signal capacitor circuits.
- Counteract non-ideal capacitor behaviors including ESR, leakage, soakage, and drift effectively.
- Conduct professional lab tests on capacitors with safe setups, proper calibration, data logging, and clear reporting.
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