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A capacitor will charge at a set time of 63% for one time constant and will continue to do so until fully charged which mathematically will never happen. therefore in the industry a 5 time interval is considered as fully charged.
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The effect of resistance on the rate of charging or discharging a capacitor?
If the resistance is in series with the capacitor, the charge/discharge time is extended.
Is capacitor discharging time is equal with charging time or not?
The time constant is equivalent to 1/(R*C); since C (the capacitance of the capacitor) is not changing, yes, the charging and discharging times will be the same, provided the Thevenin resistance is the same as well - if you charge a capacitor using a AA battery, then remove the battery, and discharge through a resistor, you have changed the Thevenin resistance, thus the discharge time will NOT be equal.
Why is there a C in the equation for a discharging capacitor?
The C represents the capacitance (in farads) of the capacitor. It is a measure of how much charge a capacitor can hold. This is needed to know how much energy the capacitor is holding.
What is the effect on charging and discharging times if the capacitance is increased?
The charging and discharge time increases. R*C=T
Why high value resistor should be connected in series with capacitor during charging or discharging process?
A resistor is used to limit current flow through a capacitor.If you did not use the resistor, you could potentially create large currents through the capacitor, damaging it. Capacitors do have current limit ratings - check the specification sheet for the capacitor.Also, in the case of an electrolytic capacitor, if it is generally in a discharged state then it is necessary from time to time to reform it. That process involved slowly charging it, i.e. through a resistor, and then letting it discharge by itself with no or little load. The resistor protects both the capacitor and the voltage source in the case that the capacitor might be shorted.
Define capacitive time constant in terms of charging and discharging?
The product of resistance and capacitance is referred to as the time constant. It determines rate of charging and discharging of a capacitor.
The effect of resistance on the rate of charging or discharging a capacitor?
If the resistance is in series with the capacitor, the charge/discharge time is extended.
Why in the experiment of flashing and quenching of capacitor the neon bulb start twinkling?
It is due to the charging and discharging of capacitor in the circuit....
How is make capacitor?
Capacitor is nothing but a storage device. It has a dielectric media in between the two electrodes. the nature of the capacitor is charging and discharging the voltage.
Why in the experiment of flashing and quenching of capacitor the neon bulb starts twinkling?
because of charging and discharging
Why you use CRO to observe the charging and discharging current of capacitor?
using CRO we can measure the rise time and fall time of the capacitor for further studies
Why we get triangular wave as output when we apply square wave as input?
because of charging and discharging of capacitor present in the circuit. beacause capacitor charges exponentially. akshay dabhane
Is capacitor discharging time is equal with charging time or not?
The time constant is equivalent to 1/(R*C); since C (the capacitance of the capacitor) is not changing, yes, the charging and discharging times will be the same, provided the Thevenin resistance is the same as well - if you charge a capacitor using a AA battery, then remove the battery, and discharge through a resistor, you have changed the Thevenin resistance, thus the discharge time will NOT be equal.
Why capacitors are not connected in series in power line?
capacitor's characteristic is charging and discharging. discharged energy will be dropped by load . so it is connected in parallel
Why is the charging time of a capacitor lower than the discharging time?
It's not. If the series resistance doesn't change, then the charge and discharge rates are the same.
How charging and discharging of capacitors happened?
in the capacitor they have constant voltage wen supply is given the capacitor get charged(high voltage)and discharge energy wen the voltage is low below the applied voltag.
Why ac pass by capacitor as it has infinite resistance?
ac passes by repeatedly charging and discharging the capacitor. when you study ac circuit analysis, you will find out about impedance and reactance, which will allow you to compute how ac behaves in capacitors and inductors.
