Electrical Engineering: Principles & Applications (7th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134484143
Author: Allan R. Hambley
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.30P
Suppose that we have two
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The arrangement of several capacitors is shown in the figure below with each capacitance value, namely C1 = C5 = C6 = 6 µF and C2 = C3 =C4=4 µF. Then the capacitor arrangement is connected to a battery with a value of V = 12 V. Determine the total charge stored in all the capacitors and what is the charge on the capacitor C5
Part B. Series-Parallel Capacitor
Four capacitors are connected as shown in the figure below. Determine the following:
A. Total Capacitance (CT)
B. Total Charge (QT)
C. Individual Charges (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4)
D. Voltage drop in each capacitor (V1, V2, V3, V4)
C3 = 45 nF
C2 = 5 µF
C = 2.5 µF
Vr = 30 V
C4 = 30 nF
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determine the nominal value of the capacitor
check for short circuits
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Electrical Engineering: Principles & Applications (7th Edition)
Ch. 3 - What is a dielectric material? Give two examples.Ch. 3 - Briefly discuss how current can flow “through” a...Ch. 3 - What current flows through an ideal capacitor if...Ch. 3 - Describe the internal construction of capacitors.Ch. 3 - A voltage of 50 V appears across a 10F capacitor....Ch. 3 - A 2000F capacitor, initially charged to 100V, is...Ch. 3 - A 5F Capacitor ischarged to 1000 V. Determine the...Ch. 3 - The voltage across a 10F capacitor is given by v...Ch. 3 - The voltage across a 1F capacitor is given by...Ch. 3 - Prior to t = 0, a 100F capacitance is uncharged...
Ch. 3 - The current through a 0.5F capacitor is shown in...Ch. 3 - Determine the capacitor voltage, power, and stored...Ch. 3 - A current given by i(t)=Imcos(t) flows through a...Ch. 3 - The current through a 3F capacitor is shown in...Ch. 3 - A constant (dc) current i(t)=3 mA flows into a 50F...Ch. 3 - The energy stored in a 2F capacitor is 200 J and...Ch. 3 - At t=t0 the voltage across a certain capacitance...Ch. 3 - An unusual capacitor has a capacitance that is a...Ch. 3 - For a resistor, what resistance corresponds to a...Ch. 3 - Suppose we have a very large capacitance (ideally,...Ch. 3 - We want to store sufficient energy in a 001-F...Ch. 3 - A 100F capacitor has a voltage given by v(t)=1010...Ch. 3 - How are capacitances combined in series and in...Ch. 3 - Find the equivalent capacitance for each of the...Ch. 3 - Find the equivalent capacitance between terminals...Ch. 3 - A network has a 5F capacitance in series with the...Ch. 3 - What are the minimum and maximum values of...Ch. 3 - Two initially uncharged capacitors C1=15F and...Ch. 3 - Suppose that we are designing a cardiac pacemaker...Ch. 3 - Suppose that we have two 100F capacitors One is...Ch. 3 - Determine the capacitance of a parallel-plate...Ch. 3 - A 100-pF capacitor is constructed of parallel...Ch. 3 - We have a parallel-plate capacitor with plates of...Ch. 3 - Suppose that we have a 1000-pF parallel-plate...Ch. 3 - Two 1F capacitors have an initial voltage of 100 V...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.36PCh. 3 - Prob. 3.37PCh. 3 - A parallel-plate capacitor is used as a vibration...Ch. 3 - A 0.1F capacitor has a parasitic series resistance...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.40PCh. 3 - Briefly discuss how inductors are constructed.Ch. 3 - The current flowing through an inductor is...Ch. 3 - If the current through an ideal inductor is...Ch. 3 - Briefly discuss the fluid-flow analogy for an...Ch. 3 - The current flowing through a 2-H inductance is...Ch. 3 - The current flowing through a 100-mH inductance is...Ch. 3 - The current flowing through a 2-H inductance is...Ch. 3 - The voltage across a 2-H inductance is shown in...Ch. 3 - The voltage across a 10 H inductance is given by...Ch. 3 - A 2-H inductance has i(0) = 0 and v(t)=texp(t) for...Ch. 3 - A constant voltage of 10V is applied to a 50H...Ch. 3 - At t = 0, the current flowing in a 05-H inductance...Ch. 3 - The current through a 100-mH inductance is given...Ch. 3 - Prior to t= 0, the current in a 2-H inductance is...Ch. 3 - At t= 0, a constant 5-V voltage source is applied...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.56PCh. 3 - Al t= 5 s, the energy stored in a 2-H inductor is...Ch. 3 - What value of inductance (having zero initial...Ch. 3 - To what circuit element does a very large...Ch. 3 - The voltage across an inductance L is given by...Ch. 3 - Discuss how inductances are combined in series and...Ch. 3 - Determine the equivalent inductance for each of...Ch. 3 - Find the equivalent inductance for each of the...Ch. 3 - What is the maximum inductance that can be...Ch. 3 - Suppose we want to combine (in series or in...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.66PCh. 3 - Two inductances L1=1H and L2=2H are connected in...Ch. 3 - A 10-mH inductor has a parasitic series resistance...Ch. 3 - Draw the equivalent circuit for a real inductor,...Ch. 3 - Suppose that the equivalent circuit shown in...Ch. 3 - Consider the circuit shown in Figure P3.71 in...Ch. 3 - The circuit shown in Figure P3.72 has...Ch. 3 - Describe briefly the physical basis for mutual...Ch. 3 - The mutually coupled inductances in Figure P3.74...Ch. 3 - Repeat Problem P3.74 with the dot placed at the...Ch. 3 - a. Derive an expression for the equivalent...Ch. 3 - Consider the parallel inductors shown in Figure...Ch. 3 - Consider the mutually coupled inductors shown in...Ch. 3 - Mutually coupled inductances have...Ch. 3 - The current through a 200-mH inductance is given...Ch. 3 - A 1-H inductance has iL(0)=0 and vL(t)=texp(t) for...Ch. 3 - The current flowing through a 10F capacitor having...Ch. 3 - Determine the equivalent capacitance Ceq for...Ch. 3 - A certain parallel-plate capacitor has plate...Ch. 3 - A 2-mH inductance has iab=0.3sin(2000t)A . Find an...Ch. 3 - Determine the equivalent inductance Leq between...Ch. 3 - Given that vc(t)=10sin(1000t)V , find vs(t)in the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 3.7PTCh. 3 - The current flowing through a 20F capacitor having...
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