What are the uses of capacitors in your day to day life?

Answer 1

Capacitors are used extensively in electronic devices. These include computers, televisions, DVD players...

More uses of Capacitors

· ICD (implantable Cardiac Defibrillator)

o Acts as a pacemaker, but if the heart stops it gives out an electric shock, to do this is uses components called Capacitors

· Solar panels

· LEGO Motors and Solar Panels

o Using a LEGO solar panel or a LEGO motor as generator, the capacitor can be charged and discharged just like a rechargeable battery. The capacitor can be used for powering a LEGO motor. When the capacitor is fully charged, operating voltage is normally 2.5V. A red diode lights flashes when fully charged. The capacitor is protected against reverse polarity.

· Computers

· T.V

· DVD players

· Medical Lasers

· Defibrillators

· Camera flashes