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Electricity DPP 12

RC Circuits:
Equivalent Time Constant
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RC Charging Circuit

q: Charge on the Capacitor

q = qo(1 - e-t/RC)

qo = 𝛆C

i: Current in the Resistance

i = ioe-t/RC

𝛆
io =
R
RC Charging Circuit

i: Current in the Resistance

i = ioe-t/RC

𝛆
io =
R
RC Charging Circuit
C
i R
q: Charge on the Capacitor
q -q
q = qo(1 - e-t/RC)

qo = 𝛆C
ε

V C=
i: Current in the Resistance

i = ioe-t/RC

𝛆
io =
R
RC Charging Circuit q: Charge on the Capacitor

q = qo(1 - e-t/RC) qo = 𝛆C
C
i R
VC = ε (1 - e-t/RC)
q -q

i: Current in the Resistance


ε
i = ioe-t/RC
𝛆
io =
R
VR = ε e-t/RC
Energy stored
RC Charging Circuit in capacitor

q: Charge on the Capacitor 1


UC = Cε2(1 - e-t/RC)2
2
q = qo(1 - e-t/RC)

qo = 𝛆C
UC

t
RC Discharging Circuit
C
Qo
q = Qoe-t/RC i = io e-t/RC io =
RC

R
RC Discharging Circuit
Qo: Initial Charge on the Capacitor
C
q = Qoe-t/RC VC =

R i = ioe-t/RC VR =

Qo
io =
RC
RC Discharging Circuit
Qo: Initial Charge on the Capacitor
C
q = Qoe-t/RC UC =

R UC

t
The capacitive time constant of the RC circuit shown in -

A. Zero
B. Infinity
C. 2 s
D. 2 μs
A. RC
B. RC/2
C. 2RC
D. Infinity
Equivalent Time Constant

Find equivalent resistance across the capacitor.

And て=ReqC


V
C


Equivalent Time Constant

6R
1. Short-circuit the battery.

2. Find equivalent resistance R 3R


10 V
across the capacitor. C

3. て=ReqC
Find the time constant for the circuit shown
for charging the capacitor -

A. 2RC/3

B. 4RC/3

C. 5RC/3

D. None
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