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Current flowing in a Capacitor
The current flowing in a capacitor
is proportional to
the product of the capacitance, C, and the rate of change of
applied voltage.
i = C × (rate of change of voltage[dV/dt]).
How to Compute Charge or Quantity of Electricity.
Q = CV
where Q is the charge (in coulombs), C is the capacitance
(in farads), and V is the potential difference (in volts).
Energy Storage in a Capacitor
W = ½ C V*V
where W is the energy (in Joules), C is the capacitance (in
Farads), and V is the potential difference (in Volts).
Capacitance of a conventional parallel plate
C=E0*Er*A/D
A is the surface area , C is the capacitance (in farads), )
E0 is the permittivity of free space, Er is the relative
permittivity of the dielectric medium between the plates),
and D is the separation between the plates (in meters).
Capacitors connected in parallel
C=C1+C2+C3+-----
Capacitors connected in series
1/C=(1/C1)+(1/C2)-----
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