DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

ANDHRA PRADESH
Name : Y. SARATH BABU
Designation : Lecturer in ECE
Branch : ECE
Institute : GMR. Polytechnic, Gajwel.
Semester : DECE - I year
Subject : Electronic Components & Devices
Code : EC-105
Topic : Capacitors
Duration : 50 mins.
Sub-topic : Energy stored in a capacitor
Teaching Aids : PPT’s
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OBJECTIVE

On completion of this period you would be able to learn

• Energy Stored in a capacitor

a) First Method.

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RECAP

We discussed in previous class about:

. Parallel and Series connection of capacitors

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Energy stored in a capacitor

a) First Method:

• Consider a capacitor of capacitance ‘C’ Farads charged

from a voltage source of ‘V’ volts.

• Let at any instant of charging, potential difference across

its plates be ‘V’ volts.

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• By definition it is (V) equal to the work done in shifting

one coulomb of charge from one plate to the other.

• If ‘dq’ is the charge next transferred then the work done

is‘v dq’.

• Which appears as stored energy in the capacitor.

• That is dw=vdq.
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 • Since q = cv.

• dq = cdv

• dw = cv.dv

• Total work done in giving ‘V’ units of potential is

v
• w=
∫0
dw
v
•
0∫
w= cv.dv = c v2/2

• w = 1/2 cv2

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• If ‘C’ is in Farads and ‘V’ is in volts.

• Then W = ½ cv2 Joules

• Also w = ½ QV Joules [because Q=CV]

• Or w = Q2/2c Joules [because V=Q/C]

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SUMMARY

a) Energy stored in a capacitor

w = ½ cv2

or w = ½ QV

or w = Q2/2C

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Quiz

1. Energy stored in a capacitor.

a. 1 CV2
2

1 CI2
b. 2

c. 1 CL2
2

d. None

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2. Unit of capacitance

c. Farads

e. Joules

g. Henries

i. Ohms

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Frequently Asked Questions

1 CV2
1. Show that energy stored in a capacitor is 2

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Assignment Questions

1. Derive the equation of Energy stored in a capacitor

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