02-10-2014, 08:29 AM
The whole idea of a smoothing capacitor is as the name suggests. It smooths the wave form which you can view from a power source on an occiliscope. A capacitor is just a battery in basic terms. I'm sure you know what a DC wave form looks like so if you imagine when it's dropping, the capacitor which is inline of the power supply will take over and provide power until the do supply is restored. Obviously this happens very very quickly (typically measured in hertz).
If I were you I would look into how transformers work. They are a very simple device in theory and you should have a better idea then of what the electricity is doing at each stage through your transformers and why a smoothing capacitor is required
If I were you I would look into how transformers work. They are a very simple device in theory and you should have a better idea then of what the electricity is doing at each stage through your transformers and why a smoothing capacitor is required
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