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  2. RC time constant - Wikipedia

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    The following formulae use it, assuming a constant voltage applied across the capacitor and resistor in series, to determine the voltage across the capacitor against time: Charging toward applied voltage (initially zero voltage across capacitor, constant V 0 across resistor and capacitor together) V 0 : V ( t ) = V 0 ( 1 − e − t / τ ...

  3. RC circuit - Wikipedia

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    The voltage across the capacitor, which is time-dependent, can be found by using Kirchhoff's current law. The current through the resistor must be equal in magnitude (but opposite in sign) to the time derivative of the accumulated charge on the capacitor. This results in the linear differential equation

  4. Capacitor - Wikipedia

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    The capacitors each store instantaneous charge build-up equal to that of every other capacitor in the series. The total voltage difference from end to end is apportioned to each capacitor according to the inverse of its capacitance. The entire series acts as a capacitor smaller than any of its components.

  5. Voltage doubler - Wikipedia

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    Charge-pump voltage doubler schematic. Another basic concept is the charge pump, a version of which is shown schematically in figure 6. The charge pump capacitor, C P, is first charged to the input voltage. It is then switched to charging the output capacitor, C O, in series with the input voltage resulting in C O eventually being charged to ...

  6. Two capacitor paradox - Wikipedia

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    One of the capacitors is charged with a voltage of , the other is uncharged. When the switch is closed, some of the charge = on the first capacitor flows into the second, reducing the voltage on the first and increasing the voltage on the second. When a steady state is reached and the current goes to zero, the voltage on the two capacitors must ...

  7. Series and parallel circuits - Wikipedia

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    In a series circuit, the current that flows through each of the components is the same, and the voltage across the circuit is the sum of the individual voltage drops across each component. [1] In a parallel circuit, the voltage across each of the components is the same, and the total current is the sum of the currents flowing through each ...

  8. RLC circuit - Wikipedia

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    Series RL, parallel C circuit with resistance in series with the inductor is the standard model for a self-resonant inductor. A series resistor with the inductor in a parallel LC circuit as shown in Figure 4 is a topology commonly encountered where there is a need to take into account the resistance of the coil winding and its self-capacitance.

  9. Capacitance - Wikipedia

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    Consider a capacitor of capacitance C, holding a charge +q on one plate and −q on the other. Moving a small element of charge d q from one plate to the other against the potential difference V = q / C requires the work d W : d W = q C d q , {\displaystyle \mathrm {d} W={\frac {q}{C}}\,\mathrm {d} q,} where W is the work measured in joules, q ...