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Capacitors and Inductors

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Capacitors and Inductors

Introduction
Capacitors
Series and Parallel Capacitors
Inductors
Series and Parallel Inductors

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Introduction

Resistor: a passive element which dissipates


energy only
Two important passive linear circuit
elements:
1) Capacitor
2) Inductor

Capacitor and inductor can store energy


only and they can neither generate nor
dissipate energy.

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Capacitors
A capacitor consists of two conducting plates
separated by an insulator (or dielectric).

A
d
r 0

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8.854 10

12

(F/m)

Capacitors - cont..

A
C
d
Three factors affecting the value of
capacitance:
1. Area: the larger the area, the greater the
capacitance.
2. Spacing between the plates: the smaller the
spacing, the greater the capacitance.
3. Material permittivity: the higher the permittivity,
the greater the capacitance.

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Types of Capacitors

(a) Polyester capacitor, (b) Ceramic capacitor, (c) Electrolytic capacitor

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Variable Capacitors

Variable capacitors

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Symbols

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Charge in Capacitor

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Charge in Capacitors
The relation between the charge in plates and
the voltage across a capacitor is given below.
q

1F 1 C/V

Cv
q

Linear
Nonlinear

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Voltage Limit on a Capacitor


Since q = Cv, the plate charge increases as the
voltage increases. The electric field intensity
between two plates increases. If the voltage
across the capacitor is so large that the field
intensity is large enough to break down the
insulation of the dielectric, the capacitor is out
of work. Hence, every practical capacitor has a
maximum limit on its operating voltage.

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I-V Relation of Capacitor


+
v

q Cv, i

i
C

dq
dt

dv
C
dt

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Physical Meaning
i

dv
C
dt

i
C

when v is a constant voltage, then i=0; a constant


voltage across a capacitor creates no current through
the capacitor, the capacitor in this case is the same as
an open circuit.
If v is abruptly changed, then the current will have an
infinite value that is practically impossible. Hence, a
capacitor is impossible to have an abrupt change in
its voltage except an infinite current is applied.
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Capacitor Voltage
A capacitor is an open circuit to dc.
The voltage on a capacitor cannot change
abruptly.

Abrupt change
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Capacitor Voltage
i
v(t )

dv
C
dt
1
C

t
to

v(t )

idt v(to)

1
C

idt

v(

) 0
v

v(to)

q(to) / C

i
C

The charge on a capacitor is an integration of


current through the capacitor. Hence, the
memory effect counts.

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Energy Storing in Capacitor


p

vi

pdt

w(t )

w(t )

dv
Cv
dt

dv
v dt
dt

1
Cv 2 (t )
2

v (t )
v(

( v(

vdv

q 2 (t )
2C

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0)

1 2
Cv
2
+
v

v (t )
v( )

i
C

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Model of Practical Capacitor

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Examples #1
(a) Calculate the charge stored on a 3-pF
capacitor with 20V across it.
(b) Find the energy stored in the capacitor.

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Example #1 Solution
Solution:
(a) Since q Cv,
q

3 10

12

20 60pC

(b) The energy stored is


w

1 2
Cv
2

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1
12
3 10
400 600pJ
2

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Example #2
The voltage across a 5- F capacitor is
v(t ) 10 cos 6000t V
Calculate the current through it.
Solution:
By definition, the current is
i

dv
C
dt

d
5 10
(10 cos 6000t )
dt
6

5 10 6 6000 10sin 6000t

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0.3sin 6000t A

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Example #3
Determine the voltage across a 2- F capacitor if the
current through it is

i (t )

6e

3000t

mA

Assume that the initial capacitor voltage is zero.


Solution:
Since v 1 t idt v (0) and v (0) 0,

1
2 10
(1 e

0
t

6
e
0

3000 t

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3000 t

dt 10

3 10
e
3000

3000 t t
0

)V
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Capacitors connected in Series

C eq

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C 1 C 2 C 3 .... C N

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Series and Parallel Capacitors


i i1 i2 i3 ... iN
dv
dv
dv
dv
i C1
C2
C3
... C N
dt
dt
dt
dt
N
dv
dv
CK
Ceq
dt
dt
k 1

C eq C1 C 2 C 3 .... C N
The equivalent capacitance of N parallelconnected capacitors is the sum of the
individual capacitance.
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Capacitors connected in Parallel

1
Ceq

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1
C1

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1
C2

1
C3

...

1
CN

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Series Capacitors
v(t )
1
Ceq
q(t )
Ceq

v1 (t ) v2 (t ) ... v N (t )
t

id
q(t )
C1

1
(
C1

1
C2

1
1 t
...
) id
C3
CN

q(t )
q(t )

C2
CN

The equivalent capacitance of seriesconnected capacitors is the reciprocal of the


sum of the reciprocals of the individual
capacitances.
C1C2
1
1 1
Ceq
C1 C2
Ceq C1 C2
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Summary
These results enable us to look the capacitor in
this way: 1/C has the equivalent effect as the
resistance. The equivalent capacitor of
capacitors connected in parallel or series can
be obtained via this point of view, so is the Y connection and its transformation

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Example #4
Find the equivalent capacitance seen between
terminals a and b of the circuit below.

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Example #4 Solution
Solution:
20 F and 5

F capacitors are in series :


20 5
4 F
20 5
4 F capacitor is in parallel with the 6 F
and 20 F capacitors :
4 6 20 30 F
30 F capacitor is in series with
the 60 F capacitor.
30 60
Ceq
F 20 F
30 60

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Example #5
For the circuit below, find the voltage across
each capacitor.

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Example #5

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Example #5 Solution
Solution:
Two parallel capacitors:

Ceq
Total charge

1
1 1 1
60 30 20

Ceq v 10 10

mF 10mF
30 0.3 C

This is the charge on the 20-mF and 30-mF capacitors,


because they are in series with the 30-v source. ( A
crude way to see this is to imagine that charge acts
like current, since i = dq/dt)
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Example #5 Solution
q
0
.
3
Therefore,
v1
15 V,
3
C1 20 10
q
0.3
v2
10 V
3
C2 30 10
Having determined v1 and v2, we now use KVL to
determine v3 by

v3

30 v1 v2

5V

Alternatively, since the 40-mF and 20-mF capacitors


are in parallel, they have the same voltage v3 and their
combined capacitance is 40+20=60mF.

v3
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q
60mF

0.3
60 10

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Inductors
An inductor is made of a coil of conducting wire

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Inductors cont..
N2 A
l

r
0

10 7 (H/m)

N : number of turns.
l :length.
A:cross sectional area.
: permeabili ty of the core

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Inductors cont

(a) air-core
(b) iron-core
(c) variable iron-core

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Flux in Inductors
The relation between the flux in inductor and
the current through the inductor is given below.

Li

Linear

1H 1 Weber/A

Nonlinear

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Energy Storage Form


An inductor is a passive element designed to
store energy in the magnetic field while a
capacitor stores energy in the electric field.

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I-V Relation of Inductors


An inductor consists of
a coil of conducting
d
wire.

dt

di
L
dt

L
-

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Physical Meaning
v

d
dt

di
L
dt

When the current through an inductor is a constant,


then the voltage across the inductor is zero, same as a
short circuit.
No abrupt change of the current through an inductor
is possible except an infinite voltage across the
inductor is applied.
The inductor can be used to generate a high voltage,
for example, used as an igniting element.
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Inductor Current
An inductor are like a short circuit to dc.
The current through an inductor cannot change
instantaneously.

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Inductor Current cont..


di

1
vdt
L
1
L

t
to

1
L

v(t )dt

+
v

v(t )dt i(to)


-

The inductor has memory.

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Energy Stored in an Inductor


di
L
i
dt

P vi

pdt
i (t )

L i(

i
di
)

di
L idt
dt

1 2
1 2
Li (t )
Li (
2
2

+
v

L
-

) i(

) 0,

The energy stored in an inductor

w (t )
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1 2
Li (t )
2
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Model of a Practical Inductor

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Example #1
The current through a 0.1-H inductor is i(t) =
10te-5t A. Find the voltage across the inductor
and the energy stored in it.
Solution:
di
Since v L and L 0.1H,
dt
d
v 0.1 (10te 5t ) e 5t t ( 5)e 5t e 5t (1 5t )V
dt
The energy stored is
1 2 1
w
Li
(0.1)100t 2 e 10 t 5t 2 e 10 t J
2
2
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Example #2
Find the current through a 5-H inductor if the
voltage across it is
2
30t , t 0
v(t )
0,
t 0
Also find the energy stored within 0 < t < 5s.
Assume i(0)=0.
Solution:
1 t
and
L
5
H
.
Since i
v
(
t
)
dt
i
(
t
)
0
Lt
3
1 t
t
2
3
i
30
t
dt
0
6
2
t
A
50
3
0

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Example #4
The power p

60t 5 , and the energy stored is then

vi

t 5
w
pdt 0 60t dt 60
156.25 kJ
60
Alternatively, we can obtain the energy stored using
5

Eq. in page 42, by writing

1 2
1
w(5) w(0)
Li (5)
Li (0)
2
2
1
3 2
(5)(2 5 ) 0 156.25 kJ
2
as obtained before.
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Example #5
Consider the circuit
shown. Under dc
conditions, find:
(a) i, vC, and iL.
(b) the energy stored
in the capacitor and
inductor.

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Example #5 Solution
Solution:
(a) Under dc condition : capacitor
open circuit
short circuit
inductor
12
i iL
2 A, vc 5i 10 V
1 5
(b)

wc

wL

1
1
Cvc
(1)(102 ) 50J,
2
2
1 2 1
Li
(2)(22 ) 4J
2
2

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Inductors in Series

Leq

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L1

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L2

L3 ... L N

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Inductors in Parallel

1
Leq

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1

L2
LN

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Series and Parallel Inductors


Applying KVL to the loop,

v1 v 2

v3 ... v N

Substituting vk = Lk di/dt results in

di
di
di
di
v L1
L2
L3
... LN
dt
dt
dt
dt
di
( L1 L2 L3 ... LN )
dt
N
di
di
LK
Leq
dt
dt
K 1
Leq L1 L2 L3 ... L N
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Parallel Inductors
Using KCL, i i1 i2 i3 ... iN
But ik 1 tt vdt ik (t0 )
i

1
Lk

Lk

t
t0

1
1 t
vdt i1 (t0 )
vdt is (t0 ) ...
t
LN
L2

1
L1
N
k

1
1 Lk

1
L2
t
t0

1
...
LN
N

vdt

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t
t0

t
t0

vdt iN (t0 )

vdt i1 (t0 ) i2 (t0 ) ... iN (t0 )

1
ik (t0 )
Leq
1

t
t0

vdt i (t0 )

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Summary
The inductor in various connection has the
same effect as the resistor. Hence, the Y-
transformation of inductors can be similarly
derived.

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Comparison Table

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Example #6
Find the equivalent inductance of the circuit
shown below.

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Example #6 Solution
Solution:
Series : 20H, 12H, 10H
42H
7 42
6H
Parallel :
7 42
Leq 4 6 8 18H

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Practice Problem

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Example #7
Find the circuit below, i (t ) 4(2 e )mA.
1 mA, find : (a) i (0)
If i2 (0)
(b) v(t ), v1 (t ), and v2 (t ); (c) i1 (t ) and i2 (t )
10t

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Example #7 Solution
Solution:
(a ) i(t ) 4(2 e

10 t

)mA

i(0) 4(2 1)

4mA.

i1 (0) i (0) i2 (0) 4 ( 1) 5mA


(b) The equivalent inductance is

Leq

2 4 || 12 2 3 5H
di
10 t
10 t
v(t ) Leq
5(4)( 1)( 10)e mV 200e mV
dt
di
10 t
10 t
v1 (t ) 2
2( 4)( 10)e mV 80e mV
dt
10 t
v2 (t ) v(t ) v1(t ) 120e mV
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Example #7 Solution
1 t
(c) i
v
(
t
)
dt
i
(
0
)
L 0
1 t
120 t 10 t
i1 (t )
v
dt
i
(
0
)
e
dt
5
mA
2
1
40
4 0
10 t t
3e
5 mA
3e 10 t 3 5 8 3e 10 t mA
0
1 t
120 t 10 t
i2 (t )
v dt i2 (0)
e dt 1mA
0 2
0
12
12
10 t t
10 t
10 t
e
1mA
e
1 1 e mA
0
Note that i1 (t ) i2 (t ) i (t )
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