Coil Capacitance Calculator

Use the Coil Capacitance Calculator to calculate the

self-capacitance of air-cored single-layer solenoid coils.
With automated referencing and data interpolation for
higher accuracy results
The formula for calculating the self-capacitance of an air-core single-layer
solenoid is:

Where
D = Coil diameter in centimetres
H = Factor corresponding to coil length/diameter ratio in Table 1
C = Capacitance in picofarads

Example: Calculate the self-capacitance of a coil that has a length of 15cm and
diameter of 5cm

Look up the number corresponding to a length to diameter ratio of 3 in Table 1:

Substituting it into the equation:

 Coil dimensions for
calculating capacitance

Table 1

Using the Coil Capacitance Calculator

Diameter: Enter the coil diameter, measured as depicted in the diagram above

Length: Enter the coil length, measured as depicted in the diagram above

Selecting units: You can choose your preferred units of measurement through
selecting the units cells and clicking the downwards pointing arrow to display
a list of available options

Learn As You Go: This feature displays a live example of how to calculate self-
capacitance using the figures that you enter (Note: The coil capacitance
calculator uses value averaging and data interpolation for higher accuracy so
may display values for H that are not shown in Table 1)