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  • noun Plural form of capacitor.

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Examples

  • "The idea of getting rid of the batteries and putting in capacitors is to get more power back and get it back faster," Hebner said.

    Battery Breakthrough | Impact Lab 2007

  • This would work as the trips are short and the charge time for super capacitors is very rapid.

    TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: The Solar Sailor | Inhabitat 2007

  • America II unwittingly purchased bogus capacitors from a Chinese supplier.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2009

  • Cell phones, laptop computers, and electronic appliances contain thin strips of metal called capacitors, which control voltage and store energy.

    An Ecosystem of One's Own Shoumatoff, Alex 2007

  • Cell phones, laptop computers, and electronic appliances contain thin strips of metal called capacitors, which control voltage and store energy.

    An Ecosystem of One's Own Shoumatoff, Alex 2007

  • BCC Research said in February that the products using graphene are likely to be energy storage devices known as capacitors, and structural materials.

    unknown title 2011

  • When the Transmodule decelerates to position itself for the robotic packing process, the drive motor switches over to generator mode, thereby supplying electricity stored in capacitors, which is used when starting up again.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • When the Transmodule decelerates to position itself for the robotic packing process, the drive motor switches over to generator mode, thereby supplying electricity stored in capacitors, which is used when starting up again.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • When the Transmodule decelerates to position itself for the robotic packing process, the drive motor switches over to generator mode, thereby supplying electricity stored in capacitors, which is used when starting up again.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

  • Detailed tests showed the new batteries hold five times as much energy as conventional quick-discharging devices called capacitors do, and they deliver that power 10 times as quickly as conventional lithium ion batteries can.

    3dGameMan.com 2010

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