Filter capacitor

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Filter capacitors are capacitors used to smooth the ripple voltage present in a pulsating DC voltage output of a power supply rectifier. Rectifiers convert an AC supply into a pulsating DC supply. Most modern electronic devices require a steady DC supply.

Sometimes the term merely refers to a capacitor that is part of an electrical or electronic filter circuit.

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