Department of technical education

Andhra Pradesh
Name of the faculty : KP pratap.
Designation : Lecturer.
Branch : ECE.
Institution : GMR Polytechnic Gajwel Medak (dt).
Year/semester : 1st year.
Subject : Electronic components and devices.

Subject code : EC-105.

Topic : Capacitors.
Duration : 50 minutes.
Subject topic : Dielectric constant and dielectric
strength.
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Teaching aids : PPT.
 Objectives

On completion of this period, you would able to know:

• The definition of Dielectric strength of a material

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Recap

• We have already discussed in previous topic:

• Definition of dielectric constant

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Dielectric Strength
• Maximum potential gradient that a insulating
material withstand with out rupture.

• Practically it is breakdown voltage divided by the

thickness between electrodes.

• This is expressed in volts or kilovolts per unit

thickness of the material.

• Dielectric strength of material depend upon

temperature and humidity

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Dielectric Strength of Different Materials

Material Dielectric strength (v/mil)

Air 1
vacuum 1
1alluminium 7
oxide
ceramics 80-1200
glass 8

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Dielectric Strength of different materials
contd..

Mica 3-8
Oil 2-5

Paper 2-6
Plastic film 2-3
Tantalum oxide 25

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Dielectric strength

• Every insulating material posses an electrical

capacitance.

• This capacitance depends on dimensions and kind of

dielectric between plates.

• Thus of dielectric constant is measure of its ability to

form an electric capacitance insulating material

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 Dielectric strength (Contd..)

• Dielectric constant is not constant but varies with

temperature and frequency.

• It decreases with the increase in frequency due to

inability of polarizing charges to follow the electric field
variations.

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s.no Dielectric name Dielectric constant
1 Quartz glass 3.78
2 Window glass 7.0
3 Electrical glass 6.6
4 Pyrex 4.6
5 polystyrene 2.55
6 polythene 2.25-2.32
7 Teflon 2.0-2.2
8 pvc 5.0-6.0
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Summary

• Dielectric strength of a material is expressed in

volts or kilo volts per unit thickness of material.

• Dielectric strength of a material depend upon

temperature and humidity.

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Quiz
1. Dielectric strength of a material is
expressed in

• Farads

• volts

• Kilo volts

• Ohms

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2. Dielectric strength of a glass material is

c. 8

e. 4

g. 2 to 3

i. 200

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3. Dielectric strength of a material depend upon

c.Temperature

e.Humidity

g.Temperature a humidity

i.Resistance

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Define dielectric strength.

• List the dielectric strength of different materials.

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 Assignment questions

1.Write short notes on Di-electric strength of a

material

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