Capacitors Course
Gain full command of capacitors, moving from basic theory to practical touch sensor applications in the lab. Master parallel-plate capacitor design, ESR and leakage factors, environmental influences, and microcontroller connections to develop dependable, low-noise capacitive circuits suited for everyday electronics projects in Sierra Leone.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Capacitors Course offers a quick, hands-on route to designing and testing touch-sensitive parallel-plate capacitors with full assurance. You will grasp essential electrostatic principles, actual non-ideal behaviours, and the impacts of temperature, humidity, leakage, and ESR on performance. Via targeted laboratory exercises, you construct affordable measurement systems, achieve precise calibration, and connect sensors to microcontrollers for consistent, dependable detection in real settings.
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Develop skills
- Design touch capacitive sensors by optimising plates, dielectrics and geometry quickly.
- Implement strong RC timing circuits by choosing R, C and MCU methods for clear detection.
- Model human touch effects and parasitic influences to create precise small-signal capacitor setups.
- Counteract non-ideal capacitor issues like ESR, leakage, soakage and drift in real applications.
- Conduct professional lab tests on capacitors with safe setups, calibration, data logging and reports.
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