Dashboard NCEES PE Power — Oct 2025 Blueprint 7. Electric Power Devices B. Capacitors

B. Capacitors

Capacitor energy storage, dielectric materials, capacitor banks for grid applications.

Lessons

Lesson 1

Capacitor energy storage — PFC, harmonic filters, DC-link, supercaps

W = ½·C·V². Power-factor correction (kVAR = P·(tan θ_old - tan θ_new)), tuned LC harmonic filters, DC-link capacitors in inverters, supercapacitors (5-10 Wh/kg, 5-10 kW/kg, >1M cycles).

Junior ~11 min