A capacitor in its simplest form is merely two electrically conductive plates separated by an insulator from each other. As such the capacitor will block any DC voltage from passing through it, up to the electrical dielectric strength of the insulator. The capacitor will accept a DC charge and an electrical field will exist between the plates of the capacitor. The capacitor will retain this charge until it either leaks away via the high electrical resistance of the insulator, or is intentionally discharged.
When an AC or varying voltage is applied to a capacitor, a varying electrical field is set up between the plates of the capacitor. This will thus pass through the capacitor, and can be seen on the opposite plate. Thus, a capacitor will pass an AC voltage.
Now,as to the question, " application of Capacitor". One of the oldest and most useful of capacitor applications is filtering or smoothing the output of an AC to DC power supply. In this supply, an AC voltage is rectified by a diode into a varying DC voltage. A capacitor is placed across the output, and serves to supply voltage or "fill in" the output whenever the output voltage is less than the capacitor. The capacitor subsequently recharges on the next cycle and repeats the process. Thus, the output voltage of the power supply is smoothed out.
What is a current in a circuit measured in?
amps
AnswerElectric current is measured by means of an ammeter. Electric current is expressed in amperes (symbol: A), which is defined in terms of the magnetic effect of an electric current -i.e. the force between two, parallel, current-carrying conductors.
Why do cathode rays move from the negative end of the tube to the positive end?
Because an electron carries a negative charge and in electricity, opposites attract. Particles with a negative charge will be drawn to the positive charge in the cathode tube.
An XOR (exclusive OR gate) has two inputs and one output. If only one of the inputs is at level 1, then the output is 1 otherwise the output is 0. The truth table looks like this: A B Out
0 0 0
0 1 1
1 0 1
1 1 0 Exclusive OR represents in logic what "or" means in English; for example, if asked if you want tea or coffee it's usually meant that you can have one or the other - not both.
What do transistors do in a circuit?
Transistors provide most of the activities a circuit needs to operate. In their most basic representation, transistors are amplifiers. That is, they take and amplify a signal from the level produced by a microphone and amplify it enough to blast it out through a speaker. Transistors are also used on decision making circuits, like electronic gates and Central Processing Units (CPUs). Solid state, electronic systems like desktop computers, cell phones, and GPS devices would not be possible without transistors.
What is the wavelength of 11.5MHz a typical frequency for FM radio broadcasting?
Fm radio waves travel at various frequencies between 87.5 MHz and 108.0 MHz
Why does the voltmeter input have a much higher resistance than the current input?
Anything that a voltmeter is measuring has some internal output impedance. If the voltmeter had a low input impedance, these two impedances would form a voltage divider and reduce the voltage measured.
The voltmeter has a high input impedance so that it does not affect ("load down") the thing it is measuring.
Why did transistors eventually replaced the vacuum tubes?
The main advantage is that transistors use less power. A typical small vacuum tube uses about 1.8 watts to heat its cathode, plus 3-5 watts to supply the main current to the anode.
By contrast a computer motherboard might take 10-20 watts to power several million transistors.
1GB of songa at 5000 bytes each equal how many songs?
Certainly, the question poster meant 5,000,000 -- or 5 MB -- per song. One gigabyte (1GB) = 1,000 MB. So, 1000MB/5MB = 200 tunes. If the question writer really means 5,000 bytes (5KB) per song, well, then you can store 200,000 tunes!
Can magnetic lines of force travel through vacuum?
There ARE no magnetic lines of force. The magnet and iron filings demonstration causes the illusion of lines, but if you take a picture of the "lines" and replace the paper and iron filings, the "lines" will appear in a different place. But if there WERE lines of force they probably could exist in vacuum.
Can you use a 7.5V Ac Adapter to charge a 6V battery?
No, it will overcharge the battery and overtime destroy it.
What is the main advantage of an fet transistor over a bjt transistor?
BJT & FET parameters are temperature dependent. In BJT the collector junction resistance decreasing ( collector current increasing) with temperature raise.Due to the highe temperature & current transistor will damage quickly. In FET drain resistance increasing (drain current decreasing ) with increasing temperature.Due to this property it will not damage easily. We can say from the above two statements FET is more temperature stable.FET can use in highe temperature applications.
How does salt and water mixed together make electricity?
Mixing salt and water does not make electricity. However, when the salt (NaCl)ionizes in the water meaning the Na+ ions and the Cl+ separates in the water, it creates an electrolyte. The term electrolyte means that the solution of salt and water can conduct electricity.
What unit measures the force that makes electrons move in an electric current?
The force that makes electrons move is a voltage, or potential difference and both are measured in Volts. When electrons move, the rate of movement is current, measured in Amps. The amount of current is dependant on both the resistance in a circuit and the voltage. The higher the resistance, the lower the current. The higher the voltage, the greater the current.
The symbol for voltage is "V" and confusingly, the symbol for current is "I". The unit of resistance is the Ohm with the symbol "R" or the Greek symbol for omega.
How do you charge a slick MP3 player?
Use the short USB lead and plug into your computer. It will plug into the USB jack on a wireless router (mine works on my BT HomeHub), a laptop and the hard drive.
What can store electrical energy in circuits?
There is no easy way to store electricity. capacitors can store a charge but for commercial usage totally unsound. The way that man learnt o store electricity is by building dams and storing water. So when watter is released energy that energy can be converted to electricity.
What are the disadvantages of TTL?
The disadvantages of TTL are as follows:
What are normally open and close circuits?
The electric path which starts from the positive terminal of a cell or battery ends at its negative terminal, without any break, is called closed electric circuit or complete electric circuit. The electric path,which starts from the positive terminal of a cell or battery, is broken at some point, is called open electric circuit or incomplete electric circuit.
What is a material that has a high resistance?
Diamond, rubber, plastic, styrofoam, ice, wood, glass, paper, concrete.
How voltage gets converted into current in an ammeter?
A: It must be be understood that current needs voltage other wise it is zero. An ammeter for DC is always a voltmeter that reads small IR drop to convert that reading into current present. Like an ohmmeter needs volts to read ohm. Both reading are volts it just convert those reading into whatever scale is switch to.
What is the purpose of traffic signals?
For cicilization and without civilation we would all get confused, cause accidents on the road, and either get seriously injured or die.
What does FM stand for in radio frequency?
FM means Frequency Modulated.
FM stands for modulation on frequency or frequency modulation.
Why to use centre tapped transformer in bridge wave rectifier?
In a rectifier, a center-tapped transformer and two diodes can form a full-wave rectifier that allows both half-cycles of the AC waveform to contribute to the direct current, making it smoother than a half-wave rectifier. This form of circuit saves on rectifier diodes compared to a diode bridge, but has poorer utilization of the transformer windings.