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20.9 Energy Stored in a Capacitor
Assume a capacitor has a charge q on it and is being charged at the some point,
The work needed to transfer a charge dq from one plate to the other is
The total work required to charge the capacitor from q=0 to q=Q is
qdW Vdq dq
C
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0 2
Q q QW dq
C C
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Energy in a Capacitor The work done in charging the capacitor
appears as electric potential energy U
This applies to a capacitor of any geometry The stored energy increases as the charge
increases and as the potential difference increases
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( )2 2 2
QU Q V C V
C
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Energy Density in an Electric Field
The energy can be considered to be stored in the electric field
For a parallel plate capacitor, the energy can be expressed in terms of the field as U = ½ (oAd)E2
It can also be expressed in terms of the energy density (energy per unit volume) in an electric field E
uE = ½ o E2
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20.10 Capacitors with Dielectrics A dielectric is an insulating
material that, when placed between the plates of a capacitor, increases the capacitance
Dielectrics include rubber, plastic, or waxed paper
When viewing in an atomic scale, the molecules that make up the dielectric are modeled as dipoles
The dipoles are randomly oriented in the absence of an electric field
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Dielectrics – An Atomic View An external electric field
is applied This produces a torque
on the molecules The molecules partially
align with the electric field
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Dielectrics – An Atomic View An external field can
polarize the dielectric whether the molecules are polar or nonpolar
The charged edges of the dielectric act as a second pair of plates producing an induced electric field in the direction opposite the original electric field
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A charged capacitor before and after insertion of a dielectric
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Capacitor with a Dielectric With a dielectric, C = κCo
The capacitance is multiplied by the factor κ when the dielectric completely fills the region between the plates
For a parallel plate capacitor, this becomes C = κεo(A/d)
Dielectrics provide the following advantages Increase in capacitance Increase the maximum operating voltage Possible mechanical support between the plates
This allows the plates to be close together without touching This decreases d and increases C
If the electric field inside a capacitor exceeds some value, called the dielectric strength of the dielectric material, the dielectric medium will begin to conduct and the capacitor will break down by discharging
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Types of Capacitors – Tubular Metallic foil may be
interlaced with thin sheets of paper or Mylar
The layers are rolled into a cylinder to form a small package for the capacitor
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Types of Capacitors – Oil Filled Common for high
voltage capacitors A number of
interwoven metallic plates are immersed in silicon oil
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Types of Capacitors – Variable Variable capacitors
consist of two interwoven sets of metallic plates
One plate is fixed and the other is moveable
The capacitor generally vary between 10 and 500 pF
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Types of Capacitors – Electrolytic Is used to store
large amounts of charge at relatively low voltages
The electrolyte is a solution that conducts electricity by virtue of motion of ions contained in the solution
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Exercises of Chapter 20
6, 16, 22, 30, 35, 37, 44, 48, 51, 54, 70, 78, 88
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