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  2. Motor capacitor - Wikipedia

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    A typical motor start capacitor. A motor capacitor [1] [2] is an electrical capacitor that alters the current to one or more windings of a single-phase alternating-current induction motor to create a rotating magnetic field. [citation needed] There are two common types of motor capacitors, start capacitor and run capacitor (including a dual run ...

  3. RC time constant - Wikipedia

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    It is the time required to charge the capacitor, through the resistor, from an initial charge voltage of zero to approximately 63.2% of the value of an applied DC voltage, or to discharge the capacitor through the same resistor to approximately 36.8% of its initial charge voltage.

  4. RC circuit - Wikipedia

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    These equations can be rewritten in terms of charge and current using the relationships C = ⁠ Q / V ⁠ and V = IR (see Ohm's law). Thus, the voltage across the capacitor tends towards V as time passes, while the voltage across the resistor tends towards 0, as shown in the figures. This is in keeping with the intuitive point that the ...

  5. Inrush current - Wikipedia

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    Instantaneous current declines to steady-state current as the capacitor reaches full charge. In the case of open circuit, the capacitor will be charged to the peak AC voltage (one cannot actually charge a capacitor with AC line power, so this refers to a varying but unidirectional voltage; e.g., the voltage output from a rectifier).

  6. Capacitor discharge ignition - Wikipedia

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    First, the system voltage is raised to 250 to 600 volts by a power supply inside the CDI module. Then, the electric current flows to the charging circuit and charges the capacitor. The rectifier inside the charging circuit prevents capacitor discharge before the moment of ignition. When the triggering circuit receives the triggering signal, the ...

  7. Capacitor-spring analogy - Wikipedia

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    Note that in the electrical case, current (I) is defined as the rate of change of charge (Q) with respect to time: I = d Q d t {\displaystyle I={\frac {dQ}{dt}}} While in the mechanical case, velocity ( v ) is defined as the rate of change of displacement ( x ) with respect to time:

  8. Capacitor - Wikipedia

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    A simple resistor–capacitor circuit demonstrates charging of a capacitor. A series circuit containing only a resistor, a capacitor, a switch and a constant DC source of voltage V 0 is known as a charging circuit. [32]

  9. Capacitance - Wikipedia

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    The energy (measured in joules) stored in a capacitor is equal to the work required to push the charges into the capacitor, i.e. to charge it. Consider a capacitor of capacitance C, holding a charge +q on one plate and −q on the other.