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Understanding Capacitance and Farads

This document summarizes key topics about capacitance covered in Chapter 17, including: - A capacitor consists of two conductors separated by an insulator (dielectric) and can store electrical charges. Applying a voltage charges the capacitor, and a short circuit discharges it. - The unit of capacitance is the Farad. Practical capacitors have values much less than 1 Farad, such as microfarads, nanofarads and picofarads. - The charge and energy stored in a capacitor can be calculated using formulas involving capacitance, voltage, and energy.

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Topics covered

  • Capacitor Action,
  • Capacitor Innovations,
  • Capacitor Specifications,
  • Capacitor Maintenance,
  • Joules,
  • Voltage Application,
  • Microfarad,
  • Dielectric,
  • Capacitance Calculation,
  • Capacitor Testing
180 views8 pages

Understanding Capacitance and Farads

This document summarizes key topics about capacitance covered in Chapter 17, including: - A capacitor consists of two conductors separated by an insulator (dielectric) and can store electrical charges. Applying a voltage charges the capacitor, and a short circuit discharges it. - The unit of capacitance is the Farad. Practical capacitors have values much less than 1 Farad, such as microfarads, nanofarads and picofarads. - The charge and energy stored in a capacitor can be calculated using formulas involving capacitance, voltage, and energy.

Uploaded by

Rebecca Elliott
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Topics covered

  • Capacitor Action,
  • Capacitor Innovations,
  • Capacitor Specifications,
  • Capacitor Maintenance,
  • Joules,
  • Voltage Application,
  • Microfarad,
  • Dielectric,
  • Capacitance Calculation,
  • Capacitor Testing

1

Grob Basic Electronics


Chapter 17
CAPACITANCE
2
Topics Covered in Chapter 17
How Charge Is Stored in
the Dielectric
Charging and
Discharging a Capacitor
The Farad Unit of
Capacitance
Typical Capacitors
Electrolytic Capacitors
Capacitor Color Coding
Parallel Capacitances
Series Capacitances
Stray Capacitive and
Inductive Effects
Energy in Electrostatic
Field of Capacitance
Troubles in Capacitors
3
Capacitor Action
A capacitor consists of two conductors
separated by a dielectric (insulator).
A capacitor can store electrical charges.
Applying a voltage to a capacitor allows a
current to charge the capacitor.
Connecting a short circuit across the
terminals of a capacitor causes current to
flow which discharges the capacitor.
4
The Unit of Capacitance
The farad (F) is the basic unit of capacitance.
One farad stores one coulomb of charge with one
volt applied.
Practical capacitors have values much less than
1 F:
1 mF (microfarad) = 1 10
-6
F
1 nF (nanofarad) = 1 10
-9
F
1 pF (picofarad) = 1 10
-12
F
5
Capacitors
Charge and Stored Energy
Charge on a capacitor, in coulombs:
Q = CV
Energy stored in a capacitor in joules:
e = CV
2
Where:
Q is electrical charge in coulombs
C = capacitance in farads
V = voltage in volts
e = energy in joules
6
Capacitor Value
The value of a capacitor is:
Proportional to plate area.
Inversely proportional to the spacing
between the plates.
Proportional to the dielectric constant, K
e
,
of the material between the plates.
7
Total Capacitance of Circuits
Series Circuits


Parallel Circuits
1 1 1 1
1 2 3
C C C C
etc
EQ
.
C C C C etc
T

1 2 3
.
8
End of Chapter 17

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