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TOPIC - CAPACITOR
Capacitor cotaint
Electronic component
Application
Electronics
Communications Computers Power supply systems
Capacitance
The measure of a capacitor in its ability to store
electric charge Expressed in Farads (F) Electric charge stored is proportional to voltage supplied from Power Supply: Q = CV
Q = Charge stored C = Capacitance V = Voltage applied to capacitor
Dielectric material
Dielectric Vacuum Air Polystyrene Paper Mica Flint glass Methyl alcohol Glycerin Pure water Constant 1.0 1.00059 2.5 3.5 5.4 9.9 35 56.2 81
power source (battery) No potential difference between plates Therefore no charges stored in capacitor
because of dielectric material Counter emf (reactance) induced on plates Electrostatic field induced between plates Reactance level = Power Supply no further flow of current
electrostatic force existing between plates Unequal charges on both negative & positive plates Capacitor is now a source of potential energy
C = C1+C2+C3
C = (C1xC2) / (C1+C2)
over time Time required to charge to 63.2% of full capacity Take only 1/5 of its total time for capacitor to reach 63.2% of charge t=CxR t = time (sec) C = capacitance (farads) R = resistance (ohms)