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Where does the energy of a charged capacitor reside?
In the electric field inside the dielectric (or insulating) medium separating the two plates
How does a capacitor bank work?
They store charge between their plates in an electric field
Charge buildup between the plates of a capacitor stops when?
Charge buildup between the plates of a capacitor stops when the current flow through the capacitor goes to zero.
For a parallel plate capacitor is The poynting vector points everywhere radially outward of the volume between plates?
No, the Poynting vector does not point radially outward in the volume between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor. The Poynting vector represents the direction and flow of electromagnetic energy, and in the case of a static electric field between the plates, the Poynting vector is zero within the volume between the plates.
Why does a capacitor keep its charge after the supply is disconnected?
Yes, it can. Then you can use the charge to power something else. :)
Does a magnetic fIEld have an effect on a capacitor placed in between the plates?
Does a magnetic field have an effect on a capacitor when it is placed between the plates? Yes, a magnetic field between the plates of a capacitor would have some effect. Without more information it is difficult to determine how much.
If the acceleration of a charged particle between plates in a plate capacitor is a at halfway between the plates why will the particle experience the same acceleration when its 1 quarter of the way?
Because the field between plates in a capacitor is homogenous. It has the same strength in every point of the field.
Why can't two capacitor plates be far away from each other if it's really just the battery creating the potential difference between the plates?
Capacitance is directly proportional to the area of the plates divided by the distance between the two plates. The farther away the plates are the lower capacitance will be. A capacitor stores energy in the electric field between the two plates. If those plates are very far apart, the field gets crappy real fast.
How does a capacitor discharge if there is dielectric material separating the two plates?
The capacitor can discharge over the connecting wires; i.e., outside the capacitor. Some discharge can also occur over the dielectric, since it will not insulate completely.
Where does the energy of a charged capacitor reside?
In the electric field inside the dielectric (or insulating) medium separating the two plates
How does a capacitor bank work?
They store charge between their plates in an electric field
When capacitor is having an insulation how is it allowing ac current?
Capacitor does not allow any current through it.By the changing of electric field across the plates it is usually assumed that capacitor allow ac through it.Is it???
What is fringing effect?
Apparent boost in lows because of full track being played on multitrack machines. If you have two parallel plates forming a capacitor, the electric field does not end abruptly at the edge of the plates. There is some field outside that plates that curves from one to the other. This causes the real capacitance to be larger than what you'd calculate using the ideal formula. You have more electric field because of the fringe fields.
Electric field between two parallel plates?
The question is too general. There are books dedicated to exactly this subject. Example:Boundary-layer theory By Hermann Schlichting, K. Gersten.
Charge buildup between the plates of a capacitor stops when?
Charge buildup between the plates of a capacitor stops when the current flow through the capacitor goes to zero.
For a parallel plate capacitor is The poynting vector points everywhere radially outward of the volume between plates?
No, the Poynting vector does not point radially outward in the volume between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor. The Poynting vector represents the direction and flow of electromagnetic energy, and in the case of a static electric field between the plates, the Poynting vector is zero within the volume between the plates.
Why does a capacitor keep its charge after the supply is disconnected?
Yes, it can. Then you can use the charge to power something else. :)
