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EMI/RFI Suppression Capacitors Explained

EMI/RFI interference suppression capacitors filter out noise and voltage spikes to prevent circuit damage. There are two classes, X and Y, with X capacitors connecting lines and Y connecting lines to ground. Class X is more common and safer than Y, which could expose people to shocks. Class X divides into X1-X3 based on peak voltage rating, while Y divides into Y1-Y4.

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EMI/RFI Suppression Capacitors Explained

EMI/RFI interference suppression capacitors filter out noise and voltage spikes to prevent circuit damage. There are two classes, X and Y, with X capacitors connecting lines and Y connecting lines to ground. Class X is more common and safer than Y, which could expose people to shocks. Class X divides into X1-X3 based on peak voltage rating, while Y divides into Y1-Y4.

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EMI/ RFI Interference suppression

EMI/ RFI Interference suppression capacitors are used to filter out any noise or high voltage spikes that
can cause damage to a circuit device.
There are two classes of interference suppression capacitors, Class X and Y.
Class X capacitors are connected from line to line while Y capacitors are connected from line to ground.
Another significant difference between these two classes is if an X capacitor fails it does not expose
anyone to electrical shock as apposed to a Y capacitor, which upon failure would expose anyone to
electrical shock. Of the two types of interference capacitors the Class X is more common with the Class
X2 being the most common.
Class X capacitors are subdivided into 3 types, class X1, X2 and X3. The difference is in the peak voltage
rating for the capacitors.
Class Y capacitors are divided into 4 types, Y1, Y2, Y3 and Y4. Like X capacitors the different classes
have different peak voltage ratings.

Class X capacitors are divided into the following subgroups:

Subgroup Peak service voltage Peak test voltage


>2500V 4kV, C<1.0uF
X1
<4000V 4/√(CkV), C>1.0uF
<2500V 2.5kV, C<1.0uF
X2
2.5/√(CkV), C>1.0uF
X3 <1200V None

Class Y capacitors are divided into the following subgroups:

Sub class Rated Voltage Peak test Voltage

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Y1 <500V 8kV
Y2 150 < V <300 5kV
Y3 <250V None
Y4 <150V 2.5kV

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