Lab · Electrical Engineering
Capacitors & Transients Lab
DC source Vf · resistor R · capacitor network · initial voltage V0.
Presets
Circuit inputs
1 capacitors · 1 series groups · Single capacitor
Group 1 · single
1/8 capacitors · 1/4 groups
Advanced input
Inspect state at t = 100 ms
Network · RC transient · Energy · Time plotsCapacitor network
Network
Equivalent capacitance C_eq
100 µF
| Topology | Single capacitor |
|---|---|
| Source / final Vf | 5 V |
| Resistor R | 1 kΩ |
| Capacitor voltage Vc(t) | 3.161 V |
| Current i(t) · arrow reference | 1.839 mA |
| Group 1 equivalent C | 100 µF |
One parallel group. Capacitors within a group share its voltage; their charges add. Negative current flows opposite the arrow.
State at t = 100 ms
Network Vc
3.161 V
Total charge Q
316.1 µC
Total stored energy
499.5 µJ
Group 1 · 3.161 V · 316.1 µC
| Capacitor | Group | C | Q | V | Stored E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 µF | 316.1 µC | 3.161 V | 499.5 µJ |
Sum of individual stored energies: 499.5 µJ · network stored energy: 499.5 µJ
Model
- · Ideal linear capacitors and resistor; ideal DC source Vf applied at t = 0 with Vc(0) = V0. Vf = 0 is a discharge through R.
- · Supported networks: a single capacitor, a series chain, a parallel bank, or a series chain of parallel groups. Other topologies are refused.
- · Series groups are assumed to start uncharged together, so they always carry the same charge.