Equivalent Capacitance: Find C Between A & B | Tips

In summary: Not exactly. I couldn't figure out one from the diagram the problematic capacitors for me are X and Y(figure 1), but I have doubt whether is it possible to redraw the circuit as to the one I have done in figure 2 then I can find 3 parallel and 1 series circuit of capacitors from that. Am I right in redrawing that circuit? Please...!Put a voltage source between a and b and analyse the diagram. Can you find any series/parallel connection?Yes, there is a series connection between X and Y.
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Babadag said:
In my opinion, this could be this way:
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Does not it?

This is what jishnu did in post #16 and in the left side of the image of post #19
 
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I'm sorry, I just looked at the matrix post!
 
  • #38
The Electrician said:
OK. Forget what I said in #27. After you did the Y-Δ transformation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y-Δ_transform
each capacitor has a value of C/3. But, you didn't get the schematic after the transformation correct. Two of the capacitors are shorted by a wire that was in the pre-transformation topology as shown here. Look carefully and you'll see that there are 4 capacitors of value C/3 in parallel for a final value of (4C)/3

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Thanks allot for the clarification. [emoji4]
 
  • #39
jishnu said:
Thanks allot for the clarification. [emoji4]

For extra credit, consider the addition of one more capacitor to the network like this:

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Is the equivalent capacitance changed, and if so, what is it?
 

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The Electrician said:
For extra credit, consider the addition of one more capacitor to the network like this:

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Is the equivalent capacitance changed, and if so, what is it?
The capacitance would simply become equivalent to "C", is that correct...!
 
  • #41
jishnu said:
The capacitance would simply become equivalent to "C", is that correct...!

How did you get that? The extra cap makes it difficult to do parallel/series reduction. But nodal analysis is truly general. Any topology can be solved.

The matrix from post #33 only needs a small tweak to represent the extra capacitor.

Here's the result:

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The equivalent capacitance between A and B is (7 C)/5

This shows the power of nodal analysis.
 

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The Electrician said:
How did you get that? The extra cap makes it difficult to do parallel/series reduction. But nodal analysis is truly general. Any topology can be solved.

The matrix from post #33 only needs a small tweak to represent the extra capacitor.

Here's the result:

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The equivalent capacitance between A and B is (7 C)/5

This shows the power of nodal analysis.
This is how I got the answer(attached a rough work)
Can you please provide me resources to know more about formation of the admittance matrix, I couldn't understand much relevant things about its matrix formation from the electronics tutorial link that you have provided.
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jishnu said:
This is how I got the answer(attached a rough work)
Can you please provide me resources to know more about formation of the admittance matrix, I couldn't understand much relevant things about its matrix formation from the electronics tutorial link that you have provided. View attachment 227195
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When using the Y-Δ transformation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y-Δ_transform

the elements of the circuit must be treated as resistances (impedances in our case), not conductances (admittances in our case). We have taken the capacitances to be admittances because of the way capacitors combine when they are in parallel, and when in series. When capacitors are in parallel, their values are simply added. This is not the way resistors (or inductors) in parallel combine.

So for the purpose of this exercise, we treat the admittance of a capacitor whose value is 2C as if it were an admittance of value 2C, or an impedance of value 1/(2C). If we want the equivalent capacitance of two capacitors 2C and 3C in parallel, it's just 5C. But, if they're in series, we must calculate 1/Ceqv = 1/(2C) + 1/(3C), which gives Ceqv = (6C)/5

For capacitors in series, add their impedances; for capacitors in parallel, add their admittances.

When using the Y-Δ transformation be sure to have the values used in the calculation in impedance form, not admittance form.

Here are the steps for the solution of the new circuit I gave you using the Y-Δ transformation. In these images the values shown are in admittance form. Even though it's not shown, to use the transformation I took the reciprocals to convert them to impedances before doing the calculations. The results were then converted back to admittance form by taking reciprocals.

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Notice how nicely the nodal analysis method with the nodal equations in matrix form took care of all the reductions and algebra automatically.

Regarding more information about the admittance matrix, search on Google for the phrase "admittance matrix by inspection". Also look for "nodal analysis".
 

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