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Tweet 2 77 Capacitor What is capacitor and capacitor calculations. What is capacitor Capacitor pictures Capacitance Capacitance of plates capacitor Capacitors in series Capacitors in parallel Capacitor's current Capacitor's voltage Energy of capacitor AC circuit of capacitor Capacitor types How capacitor works Capacitor symbols What is capacitor Capacitor is an electronic component that stores electric charge. The capacitor is made of 2 close conductors (usually plates) that are separated by a dielectric material. The plates accumulate electric charge when connected to power source. One plate accumulates positive charge and the other plate accumulates negative charge. The capacitance is the amount of electric charge that is stored in the capacitor at voltage of 1 Volt. The capacitance is measured in units of Farad (F). The capacitor disconnects current in direct current (DC) circuits and short circuit in alternating current (AC) circuits. Capacitor pictures
Capacitor symbols 55 Like Like What is Capacitor (C) http://www.rapidtables.com/electric/capacitor.htm 1 of 6 14-06-2014 10:41 Capacitor Polarized capacitor Variable capacitor Capacitance The capacitance (C) of the capacitor is equal to the electric charge (Q) divided by the voltage (V): C is the capacitance in farad (F) Q is the electric charge in coulombs (C), that is stored on the capacitor V is the voltage between the capacitor's plates in volts (V) Capacitance of plates capacitor The capacitance (C) of the plates capacitor is equal to the permittivity () times the plate area (A) divided by the gap or distance between the plates (d):
C is the capacitance of the capacitor, in farad (F). is the permittivity of the capacitor's dialectic material, in farad per meter (F/m). A is the area of the capacitor's plate in square meters (m 2 ]. d is the distance between the capacitor's plates, in meters (m). Capacitors in series
The total capacitance of capacitors in series, C1,C2,C3,.. : Capacitors in parallel What is Capacitor (C) http://www.rapidtables.com/electric/capacitor.htm 2 of 6 14-06-2014 10:41 The total capacitance of capacitors in parallel, C1,C2,C3,.. : C Total = C 1 +C 2 +C 3 +... Capacitor's current The capacitor's momentary current i c (t) is equal to the capacitance of the capacitor, times the derivative of the momentary capacitor's voltage v c (t): Capacitor's voltage The capacitor's momentary voltage v c (t) is equal to the initial voltage of the capacitor, plus 1/C times the integral of the momentary capacitor's current i c (t) over time t: Energy of capacitor The capacitor's stored energy E C in joules (J) is equal to the capacitance C in farad (F) times the square capacitor's voltage V C in volts (V) divided by 2: E C = C V C 2 / 2 AC circuits Angular frequency = 2 f - angular velocity measured in radians per second (rad/s) f - frequency measured in hertz (Hz). Capacitor's reactance Capacitor's impedance Cartesian form: Polar form: Z C = X C -90 What is Capacitor (C) http://www.rapidtables.com/electric/capacitor.htm 3 of 6 14-06-2014 10:41 Capacitor types Variable capacitor Variable capacitor has changeable capacitance Electrolytic capacitor Electrolytic capacitors are used when high capacitance is needed. Most of the electrolytic capacitors are polarized Spherical capacitor Spherical capacitor has a sphere shape Power capacitor Power capacitors are used in high voltage power systems. Ceramic capacitor Ceramic capacitor has ceramic dielectric material. Has high voltage functionality. Tantalum capacitor Tantalum oxide dielectric material. Has high capacitance Mica capacitor High accuracy capacitors Paper capacitor Paper dielectric material How a capacitor works Video from: fizzics.org
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