Electrolytic Capacitor Failure and How it Affects Circuits
As you can see, the output (Green Line) is a relatively clean DC voltage with very low ripple. Ripple is the unwanted AC component that the capacitor is intended to filter or (smooth) out. On the rising edge of the rectified waveform (in purple), the capacitor charges. ... Figure 2 – Linear Power Supply with Healthy Filter Capacitor.