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  2. 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 ...

  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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    So the capacitor will be charged to about 63.2% after τ, and essentially fully charged (99.3%) after about 5τ. When the voltage source is replaced with a short circuit, with the capacitor fully charged, the voltage across the capacitor drops exponentially with t from V towards 0.

  5. Capacitor - Wikipedia

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    Most capacitors have a dielectric spacer, which increases their capacitance compared to air or a vacuum. In order to maximise the charge that a capacitor can hold, the dielectric material needs to have as high a permittivity as possible, while also having as high a breakdown voltage as possible. The dielectric also needs to have as low a loss ...

  6. List of electromagnetism equations - Wikipedia

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    Continuous charge distribution. The volume charge density ρ is the amount of charge per unit volume (cube), surface charge density σ is amount per unit surface area (circle) with outward unit normal n̂, d is the dipole moment between two point charges, the volume density of these is the polarization density P.

  7. Voltage multiplier - Wikipedia

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    To describe the ideal operation of the circuit, number the diodes D1, D2 etc. from left to right and the capacitors C1, C2 etc. When the clock is low, D1 will charge C1 to V in. When goes high the top plate of C1 is pushed up to 2V in.

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    The "Yellowstone" Season 5 finale just left viewers wanting more and they may just get their wish.On Dec. 15, the popular series wrapped up its fifth season with an explosive finale that killed ...

  9. Single-ended primary-inductor converter - Wikipedia

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    Since S1 is a short while closed, and the instantaneous voltage V L1 is approximately V IN, the voltage V L2 is approximately −V C1. Therefore, D1 is opened and the capacitor C1 supplies the energy to increase the magnitude of the current in I L2 and thus increase the energy stored in L2. I L is supplied by C2. The easiest way to visualize ...