Glossary Term: ESR
Definition
Effective Series Resistance (or Equivalent Series Resistance or ESR) is the resistive component of a capacitor's equivalent circuit.
A capacitor can be modeled as an ideal capacitor in series with a resistor and an inductor. The resistor's value is the ESR.
Synonyms
- Effective Series Resistance
- Equivalent Series Resistance
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