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EEEB113 CIRCUIT
ANALYSIS 1 : CHAPTER 6

CAPACITORS AND
INDUCTORS
Sharifah Azma Syed
Mustaffa
Circuit Analysis 1:Chapter 6

Capacitors and Inductors

6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4

Capacitors
Series and Parallel Capacitors
Inductors
Series and Parallel Inductors

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6.1 Capacitors
A capacitor is a passive
element designed to store
energy in its electric field.
Used extensively in
electronics,
communications, computers
and power system.
For example capacitors are
used in the tuning circuits of
a radio receivers and as
dynamic memory elements
in computer system.

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6.1 Capacitors
A capacitor consists of
two conducting plates
separated by an insulator
(or dielectric).

The upper figure shows a

capacitor with applied
voltage source v.

The plate connected to

the positive terminal is
charged with positive
charges and the plate
connected to negative
terminal is charged with
negative charges.

The bottom figure shows

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the circuit
symbols for

6.1 Capacitors

The capacitor stores the electric charge.

The charge stored q is directionally proportional
to the applied voltage

q Cv

where C is a constant of proportionality known as

the
capacitance.
Thus capacitance is the ratio of the charge on
the plate of the capacitor to the voltage
difference between the two plates and has units
farads (F).

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6.1 Capacitors

If i is flowing into the +ve

terminal of C

Charging => i is +ve

Discharging => i is ve

The current-voltage relationship of capacitor

according to above convention is

dv
iC
dt
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and

1
v
C

t0

i d t v(t0 )

6.1 Capacitors

The energy, w, stored in

the capacitor is

1
2
w Cv
2
A capacitor is
an open circuit to dc (dv/dt = 0). When the
voltage across a capacitor is not changing with
time (i.e. dc voltage), current is zero
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6.1 Capacitors

its voltage cannot change abruptly.

(instantaneously)
But the current can.
Ideal capacitors takes power from the circuit
when storing energy, and returns same amount
of energy when delivering power to the circuit
=> IDEAL CAPACITORS DO NOT DISSIPATE
ENERGY
A real, non-ideal capacitor has a parallel-model
leakage resistance.

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6.1 Capacitors
Practice Problem 6.1:
What is the voltage across a 3-F capacitor if the charge on one
plate is 0.12mC? How much energy is stored?
Practice Problem 6.2:
The voltage across a 10-F capacitor is v(t) = 50 sin 2000t V
determine the current through the capacitor.
Practice Problem 6.5:
Under dc condition, find energy stored in the capacitor in the
following
figure.

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6.1 Capacitors

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6.3 Series and Parallel Capacitors

The equivalent capacitance of N parallelconnected capacitors is the sum of the individual

capacitances.

C eq C1 C 2 ... C N

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6.3 Series and Parallel Capacitors

The equivalent capacitance of N series-connected

capacitors is the reciprocal of the sum of the
reciprocals of the individual capacitances.

1
1
1
1

...
C eq C1 C 2
CN

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6.3 Series and Parallel Capacitors

PP 6.6
Find the equivalent capacitance seen at the
terminals of the circuit in the circuit shown below:

Answer:
Ceq = 40F

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PP 6.7
Find the voltage across each of the capacitors in
the circuit shown below:
Answer:
v1 = 30V
v2 = 30V
v3 = 10V
v4 = 20V

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6.4 Inductors

An inductor is a passive
element designed to
store energy in its
magnetic field.
Used in power supplies,
transformers, radio, TVs
etc.
A practical inductor is
usually formed into a
cylindrical coil with many
turns of conducting wire.
The following figures
shows a typical form of
an inductor.

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6.4 Inductors
|Various types of inductors

Circuit symbol of inductors.

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6.4 Inductors

If current passed thru an inductor, the voltage across the inductor

is directly proportional to the time rate of change of the current

L is the constant of proportionality called inductance.

The inductance is measured in hendry (H)
The current-voltage relationships of an inductor is given as;

The energy stored in an inductor is given as;

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6.4 Inductors
The important properties of an inductor.
1.An inductor acts like a short circuit to dc.
2.The current through an inductor cannot change
instantaneously.

The ideal inductor does not dissipate energy.

3.

Nonideal inductor has a significant resistive

4.

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6.4 Inductors
Example 5
The terminal voltage of a 2-H
is
v = 10(1-t) V

inductor

Find the current flowing through it at t

= 4 s and the energy stored in it within
0 < t < 4 s.
Answer:

Assume i(0) = 2 A.

i(4s) = -18V
w(4s) = 320J

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PP 6.10
Determine vc, iL, and the energy stored in the
capacitor and inductor in the circuit of circuit shown
below under dc conditions.
Answer:
iL = 3A
vC = 3V
wL = 1.125J
wC = 9J
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6.5 Series and Parallel Inductors

The equivalent inductance of series-connected

inductors is the sum of the individual
inductances.

Leq L1 L2 ... LN

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6.5 Series and Parallel Inductors

The equivalent capacitance of parallel inductors is the

reciprocal of the sum of the reciprocals of the individual
inductances.

1
1
1
1

...
Leq L1 L2
LN

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6.5 Series and Parallel Inductors

Practice Problem 6.12
In the circuit of the following figure, i1(t) = 0.6e-2t A, If i(0) = 1.4 A. fin: (a)
i2(0); (b) i2(t) and i(t); (c) v(t), v1(t), and v2(t).

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6.5 Series and Parallel Inductors

PP 6.11
Calculate the equivalent inductance for the
inductive ladder network in the circuit shown
below:

Answer:
Leq = 25mH
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6.5 Series and Parallel Inductors

Current and voltage relationship for R, L, C

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