CAPACITORS AND DIELECTRICS

CAPACITANCE

CAPACITORS WITH DIELECTRICS

PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITORS

ENERGY STORED IN A CHARGED CAPACITORS

CHARGING AND DISCHARGING OF CAPACITORS

CAPACITORS IN SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS

the ratio of the number of charges on each conductor to the potential difference between them

Q = CV

capacitance of parallel plate capacitors

capacitance of concentric sphere

capacitors in series capacitor 4

capacitor in parallel capacitor 5

energy storage capacitor 6

electric field energy or energy density capacitor 7

charging of capacitors

the time dependant factor for charging of capacitors capacitor 8

discharging capacitors capacitor 9

energy consideration for charging and discharging of capacitors capacitor 11

the function of dielectric in a capacitor

the electric field in parallel plate capacitor due to the presence of dielectric capacitor 12

the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with dielectric capacitor 13

1 Farad = 1 Coulomb per volt

C = Q/V = e0A/d

Veq = V1 + V2 + V3 + ...

1/Ceq = 1/C1 + 1/C2 + 1/C3 + ...

Q = Q

V = V

Ceq = C1 + C2 = C3 + ...

Qeq = Q1 + Q2 + Q3 + ...

capacitor

capacitor 3

capacitor 2

capacitor 10

prevents breakdown of capacitors

allows bearing positive and negative charges to be placed at a close distance without touching

increase the capacitance of a capacitor by a factor of k, the dielectric constant