Capacitor Definition and 1000 Threads

  1. AN630078

    Capacitor Questions Charging and Discharging

    Question 1: a. I am aware that the general equation for capacitance is C=Q/V thus Q=CV. 22 μF = 0.000022 or 2.2*10^-5 F Would the charge stored by equal to Q=2.2*10^-5*12 Thus, Q=2.64*10^-4 C b. The energy stored by a capacitor is given by E=1/2QV=1/2CV^2=1/2Q^2/C I think with the information...
  2. J

    Exploring Potential Differences between Conductors of the Same Charge

    Hi, I found the following question in a physics book, and so dusted off my 30yr old knowledge on capacitors and tried to answer it. The question is as follows :- "Suppose two nearby conductors carry the same negative charge. Can there be a potential difference between them? If so, can the...
  3. H

    A slab of glass dielectric is inserted into a parallel plate capacitor

    I use the following equations to understand this question/answer. First, C = k(ε*Area)/distance = Q/V = Q/ (E*distance) As a slab of glass is added, k increases and thus E decreases. F=QE, as E decreases, force decreases as well. How does this relate to the 'force attracts the glass into the...
  4. H

    The symbol t in the capacitor discharge formula q= (q0e)^(–t/RC)

    If none of the above is correct, what is a good definition of the symbol t (time)?
  5. HelloCthulhu

    What is the breakdown voltage for this two dielectric capacitor (BaTiO3,LPDE)?

    BaTiO3 thickness = 7mm = 0.007m dielectric constant = K = 1260 dielectric breakdown = E = 97MV/m (97kv/mm) (Structural, Dielectric and Ferroelectric Properties of Tungsten Substituted Barium Titanate Ceramics, 2009) LDPE thickness = d = 0.007m dielectric constant = K = 2.3 dielectric...
  6. F

    2 charged conductors form a capacitor

    2 separate big conductors initially charged Q1 and Q2. Then connect them in a circuit with a battery of emf V. The charges Q1 and Q2 will go to the 4 surfaces (marked red). All the 4 surfaces have an area A. Suppose the 2 conductors form an ideal parallel plate capacitor and the wires in the...
  7. J

    Time for a capacitor to discharge

    I already how to properly set it up and execute the equation with natural log etc. 2/3q0 = q0e^(t/RC) 2/3 = e^(-t/tau) ln(2/3) = -t/tau t = -ln(2/3)tauThe problem should be trivial; however, -ln(2/3)tau is apparently incorrect. So is ln(3/2). Is there something I am missing?
  8. Ntip

    Capacitor type selection for power converter

    I am looking at capacitor selection for a switched capacitor converter and I'm not sure which voltage rating to look for. I've was going to consider the DC rating since they're holding off a DC voltage, but they are subject to PWM excitation since they're switching between nodes at different...
  9. PhysicsTest

    Problem related to a parallel plate capacitor

    The diagram would look like this. a. The total energy is conserved, ##KE_A + PE_A = KE_B + PE_B ## ##KE_A=0; PE_A =1000## ## 1000 = \frac{m v^2} {2} ## ##2000 = {9.1}*10^{-31}*v^2## ##v^2 = \frac{2000 * 10^{31}} {9.1}; v = 46.8 * 10^{15} ## ##v = at; = \frac {qVt} {md} ; t = \frac{vmd} {qV}...
  10. lekh2003

    Electrical How to use capacitors in a Solenoid circuit

    I've been working on designing an experiment over the past few weeks as part of a school project, under the supervision of a teacher. I have designed a small low-power coil-gun. I have a coil of roughly 60m 24 AWG copper wire wrapped around a length of 2.5cm of clear PVC pipe. I tested the...
  11. wcjy

    Effect of Leakage on Capacitor Energy Storage

    $$R_{eff} = R_1 + \frac{1}{\frac{1}{R_2}+\frac{1}{R_3}} = 1.4 + 0.6 = 2$$ PD of R3 = 4 / 2 * 0.6 = 1.2 Net PD of the capacitor = 2- 1.2 = 0.8V $$ E = \frac {1}{2} CV^2$$ E = 0.8 ^2 * ( 3*10^-6) / 2 E = 9.6 * 10^-7 Correct answer is: 4.27 * 10^-7 was thinking if i should find the Effective...
  12. G

    Sizing the start capacitor for an induction motor

    A friend has a single phase, cap start induction motor with the following characteristics: V 240/250 A 2.6 Hp 1/3 Rpm 1435 @ 50Hz As for as I know it’s not fitted to a machine, but given the low hp rating I’d guess it’s for a drill press. So it would need only moderate to low starting torque...
  13. madafo3435

    Find the capacitance of a half-full capacitor

    The capacitance must be found, that is: ##C=\frac {Q}{V_a-V_b}##. Let ##\vec{E_d}## and ##\vec{E_v}## be the electric fields due to the zone with dielectric and the zone without dielectric respectively. In the case of a spherical capacitor with a vacuum between its plates, it is easy to...
  14. greg_rack

    Discharge of a capacitor and current in an RC circuit

    I'm having a few troubles understanding a few things about this circuit... Firstly, what does "In light of this, the potential between the resistors is ##16V##" exactly mean? If current isn't flowing, how could there be a potential between resistors? Secondly, how does current flow with the...
  15. A

    A capacitor of variable capacitance

    Using: $$i(t)=\frac{U}{R}.e^{-\frac{t}{RC}} As the power is constant, then the current will be constant, so: t/RC is constant I don't know how to proceed anymore. I think you should use some derivative, but I'm still very new to that part, so how can I proceed?
  16. P

    A Parallel plate capacitor in the Rindler metric

    Does anyone have a reference or solution for a parallel plate capacitor in the Rindler metric? I'm particularly interested in the case where the capacitor plates are in the xz or yz planes, z being the direction of the acceleration. The motivation is to get an idea how a transmission line...
  17. archaic

    Current leakage between the charged plates of a capacitor

    1)$$\frac{Q}{\Delta V}=\frac{\kappa\epsilon_0A}{\ell}\Leftrightarrow\Delta V=\frac{Q\ell}{\kappa\epsilon_0A}$$$$I=\frac{A\Delta V}{\ell\rho}=\frac{Q}{\kappa\epsilon_0\rho}$$ 2) The charge is decreasing by ##\Delta Q##, so ##Q(t)=Q-\Delta Q##.$$I=\frac{\Delta Q}{\Delta t}\Leftrightarrow\Delta...
  18. archaic

    Inserting a dielectric between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor

    a)$$C=\frac{\kappa\epsilon_0\ell x}{d}+\frac{\epsilon_0\ell(\ell-x)}{d}=\frac{\epsilon _0ℓ\left(\kappa x+ℓ-x\right)}{d}$$ b)$$U=\frac{1}{2C}Q^2=\frac{dQ^2}{2\epsilon _0ℓ\left(\kappa x+l-x\right)}$$ c)$$F=-\frac{dU}{dx}=\frac{dQ^2\left(\kappa -1\right)}{2\epsilon _0ℓ\left(\kappa...
  19. R

    A Capacitor With A Dielectric But Also Free Space in Between

    Lets go through the example problem until we get to the part I don't understand. Figure 25-17 can be used as a reference to all questions. From part (a) to part (b) we eventually find the charge q on one plate (and by default the charge -q on the other). No problem there. The battery is then...
  20. Kaguro

    Inserting a charged plate into a capacitor

    Potential depends on the charge contained by the conducting plate. So the plate C should change the electric field and hence potential on both plates A and B. This should change the absolute value of potential,but since A and B are still connected to that cell, I think the potential difference...
  21. K

    Griffiths 8.5: Impulse and Momentum parallel plate capacitor

    Summary:: Griffiths problem 8.5 Problem 8.5 of Griffiths (in attachment) I already solved part (a), and found the momentum in the fields to be $$\textbf{p}=Ad\mu_0 \sigma^2 v \hat{\textbf{y}}$$ In part (b), I am asked to find the total impulse imparted on the plates if the top plate starts...
  22. E

    Force on a capacitor plate as the derivative of the energy -- is it a fluke?

    Bit of a random question... capacitors can be a bit weird, in that if we connect one up to a source of EMF and do positive external work to separate the plates of the capacitor, the energy of the capacitor decreases (and instead the work you do plus the decrease in capacitor energy goes into the...
  23. Frigus

    How to simplify this capacitor circuit?

    I tried to find logic behind how do we simplified the circuit as given for 2 hours and I unable to find any clue. I can do it just by following rules but I am unable to get intuition. I tried to make sense of it but how can we even make two points as one.
  24. Tony Hau

    Relationship between radial distance and charge density of a capacitor

    So this is a question from my lab report on capacitance. The aim of the experiment is to find out the relationship between surface charge density and radial distance from the centre of the plate capacitor. And in this experiment I have recorded 5 sets of data, namely r=0, V=4, r=1, V=3.5, r=2...
  25. F

    If a mosquito zapper works as a capacitor

    If so how does the electric field around look like?
  26. F

    What happens to the capacitor and dielectric when an old phone charges faster?

    Is there any diagram showing the inner workings of the capacitor of a phone? If an old phone becomes less chargeable (takes less time to be fully charged), what happens to its capacitor and the dielectric?
  27. Nomadyb

    Find EMF of ℰ on Wire: Speed v, Force, C, B, m, g, l & a

    a) the EMF of ℰ induced on The Wire, as a function of the speed 𝑣of the wire you can find it. b) flow induced in the wire𝑖, 𝐶, 𝐵, and are denominated in 𝑙 𝑎 (𝑎= the acceleration of the wire). c) find the magnetic force acting on the wire in𝐶,𝐵, 𝑙 and𝑎. d) 𝑎 acceleration, 𝑚, 𝑔, 𝑙, and are...
  28. A

    Parallel Plate Capacitor Filled with Many dielectrics

    This is the problem I'm working on. So far I know: 1. I am assuming the free charge density is +sigma for the top plate and -sigma for the bottom plate. 2. The electric field from the plates goes from top to bottom plate, in the negative z direction. 3. The electric field of the capacitors...
  29. F

    Why Do Capacitor Plates Have Equal and Opposite Charges?

    Most textbooks say that a capacitor whether it be a single one or one in series/parallel should have equal amounts of + and – charges on both plates and that they mostly conclude the + charges attract the same amount of – charges on the other plate without giving any reason. Now I claim that...
  30. qwereqe

    Detecting the Alignment of an Inf. Plane Capacitor: A Paradox?

    Assuming we have an infinite plane capacitor,where the upper plate is charged positively and the bottom layer is charged negatively. Now we know the field outside the capacitor is zero so we can't tell if the positive charge is on the upper plate or the lower plate. But, if we place it inside...
  31. G

    Capacitance of a spherical capacitor

    When I try to do Gauss, the permeability is not always that of the free space, but it varies: up to a certain radius it is that of the void and then it is the relative one. How can I relate them? I'm trying to calculate the capacity of a spherical capacitor. The scheme looks like this: inside I...
  32. B

    Charged capacitor connected to an uncharged capacitor

    Hi there, tried doing this question but not sure if what I did for part b is right? Appreciate any help! Thanks
  33. r-swald

    Find how far a proton travels between capacitor plates

    I first attempted to use kinematics, but to find acceleration I would need to find the force either by finding the e-field first and multiplying it with q, or just kQq / r^2. However, I was not given second charge or surface charge density. Is there another way I could go about making the...
  34. Kaushik

    Equivalent Capacitance Between X and Y in this capacitor circuit

    This is the problem. If someone asks you this question, how would you solve it? I am finding it really tough to solve when the circuit gets a bit complex. It would be nice if you share what exactly you'll do to solve complex circuits such as this (the algorithm).
  35. A

    AC motor rotary capacitor soft start

    I was wondering about , have there been or are there any systems that would use a large capacitance rotary capacitor/s as a mechanism for soft start of larger AC motors and also they would serve as power factor correction devices? The idea is basically simple, say one has a 3 phase motor and we...
  36. E

    Gauss' law for a physical capacitor with finite thickness plates

    In derivations of capacitance it is standard to consider two oppositely charged, infinitely thin sheets. If we construct a Gaussian cylinder across one sheet, we obtain ##E_{1} = \frac{\sigma}{2\epsilon_{0}}## for one sheet, and then we can superpose this field with that from the other at an...
  37. Mircro

    Material between capacitor plates - viewed as two capacitors in series

    This is a second grade high school problem, translated from my native language. I don't have a problem with calculating, but with understanding the concept. There is an instruction with the assignment that says: The capacitor can be viewed as a combination of two capacitors in series with...
  38. E

    Proving time constant formulas of a capacitor using Kirchoff's laws

    the attached files are a diagram of the circuit. also I believe I figured out how to proof equation (7) but I'm lost on how to proof (8)
  39. L

    How does this capacitor circuit not violate conservation of charge?

    There must be something I'm not understanding about capacitors in series. I know that we can treat them as one equivalent capacitor with: (1) with 1/Ceq, (2) same Q as anyone of the capacitors, (3) and add up the Vs for the sum total V across them. If the equivalent capacitor (Ceq) would...
  40. Praveen1901

    Kirchoff's laws and capacitance

    Equivalent capacitance before and after remains the same. Now the 10F capacitor (which was initially connected in parallel with 20F) would have 30 C charge. Hence an additional 20C must have been supplied to it. The only path which may supply the charge is through battery. However this leads...
  41. Prabs3257

    Heat dissipated in a Resistor-Capacitor circuit

    I tried to conserve the charge on the left plates of both the capacitors as intially the total charge on both is 48 and at t=t0 the total charge is 36(on c1) +4V(V is the potential across c2) so i got V=3 and then i conserved the energy Initial energy on both capacitor = final energy on both +...
  42. F

    B field between the plates of a charging capacitor (Ampere's law)

    A standard example consider a capacitor whose parallel plates have a circular shape, of radius R, so that the system has a cylindrical symmetry. The magnetic field at a given distance r from the common axis of the plates is calculated via Ampere's law: \oint_\gamma {\mathbf B} \cdot d{\mathbf...
  43. C

    Engineering Calculating the size of a capacitor in a sample and hold circuit

    First, I calculate the jitter power with an equation given in the book Next, I calculate the signal power Now, I know that SNR = Psignal/(Pjitter + PthermalNoise), However, I seem to be getting a negative value for the thermal noise power?? My plan was to use this thermal noise power and...
  44. K

    Discharging this capacitor in an RC bridge circuit

    The voltage source in the circuit below has been switched on for a long time when the switch S switches off. How long will it take before the current coming out of the capacitor has become less than 1 mA? My attempt: I am far from sure that my solution is correct. This is because i...
  45. C

    Engineering Charge Redistribution in a Capacitor Bank/DAC

    I have a question relating DAC architectures. The guts of the question are really to do with capacitors and charge. I want to see if my understanding is correct. This is not a homework question or anything, just thinking about how the circuit interacts. Setup: Consider the following setup...
  46. eyespy

    A circuit with switches, capacitators and resistors

    To solve this question first I calculated the potential energy the capacitor A stored. It's equal a: Ca.V²/2. Ok, so when switch S1 is open and S2 is closed I calculated the equivalent capacitance as if they were in series --> 1/Ceq = 1/Ca + 1/Cb --> Ceq = (Ca.Cb)/(Ca+Cb). So I used the formula...
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