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DictionaryfaradUnit of electrical capacitance
noun

farad

FAIR-ad/ˈfæræd/

The SI unit of electrical capacitance.

This supercapacitor has a rated capacitance of one farad.

A single realistic supercapacitor with the intrinsic capacitance marking “1 F” clearly visible on its casing, making the unit concrete without an explanatory caption.
Etymology
faradEnglishMichael Faraday, physicist

The unit takes its name from the English physicist Michael Faraday. Its historical connection is commemorative, rather than a literal description of electrical capacitance.

In context

electronzap12:51
these are 500 farad capacitors let's assume that that rating is accurate six of them in series gives us an equivalent of about 83 farad's of capacitance
Discharging and charging 6 series 500F capacitors for 83 total Farad and damaged protection board

More examples

  • The circuit requires a capacitor rated at two farads.
  • One farad equals one million microfarads.
  • The technician measures the capacitor's capacitance in farads.

Forms

farad · farads