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Energy Stored in Capacitors
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We define the , u, as the electric potential energy per unit volume
Taking the ideal case of a parallel plate capacitor that has no fringe field, the volume between the plates is the area of each plate times the distance between the plates, Ad
Inserting our formula for the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor we find
Energy Density in Capacitors (1)
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Recognizing that V/d is the magnitude of the electric field, E, we obtain an expression for the electric potential energy density for parallel plate capacitor
This result, which we derived for the parallel plate capacitor, is in fact completely general.
This equation holds for all electric fields produced in any way• The formula gives the quantity of electric field energy per unit volume.
Energy Density in Capacitors (2)
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An isolated conducting sphere whose radius R is 6.85 cm has a charge of q=1.25 nC.
Question 1:
How much potential energy is stored in the electric field of the charged conductor?
Answer:
Key Idea: An isolated sphere has a capacitance of C=4πε0R (see previous lecture). The energy U stored in a capacitor depends on the charge and the capacitance according to
Example: Isolated Conducting Sphere (1)
… and substituting C=4πε0R gives
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An isolated conducting sphere whose radius R is 6.85 cm has a charge of q = 1.25 nC.
Question 2: What is the field energy density at the surface of the sphere?Answer: Key Idea: The energy density u depends on the magnitude of the
electric field E according to
so we must first find the E field at the surface of the sphere. Recall:
Example: Isolated Conducting Sphere (2)
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What is the total energy in E-field?
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Example: Thundercloud (1)
Suppose a thundercloud with horizontal dimensions of 2.0 km by 3.0 km hovers over a flat area, at an altitude of 500 m and carries a charge of 160 C.
Question 1:• What is the potential difference
between the cloud and the ground?
Question 2:• Knowing that lightning strikes require
electric field strengths of approximately2.5 MV/m, are these conditions sufficientfor a lightning strike?
Question 3:• What is the total electrical energy contained in this cloud?
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Example: Thundercloud (2)Question 1: What is the potential difference between the cloud and
the ground?
Answer: We can approximate the cloud-ground system as a parallel plate
capacitor whose capacitance is
The charge carried by the cloud is 160 C
720 million volts
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Example: Thundercloud (3)Question 2: Knowing that lightning strikes require electric field
strengths of approximately 2.5 MV/m, are these conditions sufficient for a lightning strike?
Answer: We know the potential difference between the cloud and ground so
we can calculate the electric field
E is lower than 2.5 MV/m, so no lightning cloud to ground• May have lightning to radio tower or tree….
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Example: Thundercloud (4)
Question 3: What is the total electrical energy contained in this cloud?
Answer: The total energy stored in a parallel place capacitor is
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Physics of a spark
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+q -q
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∆V
E ∼ ∆V/d
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Physics of a spark
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+q -q
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∆V
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∆V d1 E ∼ ∆V/d1 � E0
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+q -q
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∆V
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∆V d1 E ∼ ∆V/d1 � E0
e E
Ek ∼ Eλ ∼ 1eV
λ
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Electric curcuit
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Circuit diagram
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Lines represent conductorsThe battery or power supply is represented byThe capacitor is represented by the symbol
Battery provides (a DC) potential difference V
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Illustrate the charging processing using a circuit diagram.
This circuit has a switch• (pos c) When the switch is in position c, the circuit is open (not connected).• (pos a) When the switch is in position a, the battery is connected across the capacitor. Fully charged, q = CV.• (pos b) When the switch is in position b, the two plates of the capacitor are connected. Electrons will move around the circuit--a current will flow--and the capacitor will discharge.
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Charging/Discharging a Capacitor (2)
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Capacitors in Circuits
A circuit is a set of electrical devices connected with conducting wires
Capacitors can be wired together in circuits in parallel or series• Capacitors in circuits connected
by wires such that the positively charged plates are connected together and the negatively charged plates are connected together, are connected in parallel
• Capacitors wired together such that the positively charged plate of one capacitor is connected to the negatively charged plate of the next capacitor are connected in series
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Capacitors in Parallel (1)
Consider an electrical circuit with three capacitors wired in parallel
Each of three capacitors has one plate connected to the positive terminal of a battery with voltage V and one plate connected to the negative terminal.
The potential difference V across each capacitor is the same.
We can write the charge on each capacitor as …
.. key point for capacitors in parallel
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Capacitors in Parallel (2)
We can consider the three capacitors as one equivalent capacitor Ceq that holds a total charge q given by
We can now define Ceq by
A general result for n capacitors in parallel is
If we can identify capacitors in a circuit that are wired in parallel, we can replace them with an equivalent capacitance
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Capacitors in Series (1) Consider a circuit with three capacitors wired in series
The positively charged plate of C1 is connected to the positive terminal of the battery
The negatively charge plate of C1 is connected to the positively charged plate of C2
The negatively charged plate of C2 is connected to the positively charge plate of C3
The negatively charge plate of C3 is connected to thenegative terminal of the battery
The battery produces an equal charge q on each capacitor because the battery induces a positive charge on the positive place of C1, which induces a negative
charge on the opposite plate of C1, which induces a positive charge on C2, etc.
.. key point for capacitors in series
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Capacitors in Series (2) Knowing that the charge is the same on all three capacitors
we can write
We can express an equivalent capacitance Ceq as
We can generalize to n capacitors in series
If we can identify capacitors in a circuit that are wired in series, we can replace them with an equivalent capacitance
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Review
The equivalent capacitance for n capacitors in parallel is
The equivalent capacitance for n capacitors in series is
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Three capacitors, each with capacitance C, are connected as shown in the figure. What is the equivalent capacitance for this arrangement of capacitors?
a) C/3b) 3Cc) C/9d) 9Ce) none of the above
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Three capacitors, each with capacitance C, are connected as shown in the figure. What is the equivalent capacitance for this arrangement of capacitors?
a) C/3b) 3Cc) C/9d) 9Ce) none of the above
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Example: System of Capacitors (1)
Question: If each capacitor has a capacitance of 5 nF, what is the capacitance of this system of capacitors?
Answer:Find the equivalent capacitanceAnalyze each piece of the circuit individually, replacing pairs in series or in parallel by one capacitor with equivalent capacitance
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Example: System of Capacitors (2)
We can see that C1 and C2 are in parallel,
and that C3 is also in parallel with C1 and C2
We find C123 = C1 + C2 + C3
… and make a new drawing
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Example: System of Capacitors (3)
We can see that C4 and C123 are in series
We find for the equivalent capacitance:
… and make a new drawing
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Example: System of Capacitors (4)
We can see that C5 and C1234 are in parallel
We find for the equivalent capacitance
… and make a new drawing
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Example: System of Capacitors (5)
So the equivalent capacitance of our system of capacitors
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Capacitors with Dielectrics (1)
So far, we have discussed capacitors with air or vacuum between the plates.
However, most real-life capacitors have an insulating material, called a dielectric, between the two plates.
The dielectric serves several purposes:• Provides a convenient way to maintain mechanical separation between
the plates (plates attract!)• Provides electrical insulation between the plates• Allows the capacitor to hold a higher voltage
• Increases the capacitance of the capacitor• Takes advantage of the molecular structure of the dielectric material
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Capacitors with Dielectrics (2)
Placing a dielectric between the plates of a capacitor increases the capacitance of the capacitor by a numerical factor called the dielectric constant, κ
We can express the capacitance of a capacitor with a dielectric with dielectric constant κ between the plates as
… where Cair is the capacitance of the capacitor without the dielectric
Placing the dielectric between the plates of the capacitor has the effect of lowering the electric field between the plates and allowing more charge to be stored in the capacitor.
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Parallel Plate Capacitor with Dielectric
Placing a dielectric between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor modifies the electric field as
The constant ε0 is the electric permittivity of free space
The constant ε is the electric permittivity of the dielectric material
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Microscopic Perspective on Dielectrics (1)
Let’s consider what happens at the atomic and molecular level when a dielectric is placed in an electric field
There are two types of dielectric materials• Polar dielectric
• Non-polar dielectric
Polar dielectric material is composed of molecules that have a permanent electric dipole moment due to their molecular structure• e.g., water molecules
Normally the directions of the
electric dipoles are randomly
distributed:
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Microscopic Perspective on Dielectrics (2)
When an electric field is applied to these polar molecules, they tend to align with the electric field
Non-polar dielectric material is composed of atoms or molecules that have no electric dipole moment
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Microscopic Perspective on Dielectrics (3)
These atoms or molecules can be induced to have a dipole moment under the influence of an external electric field
This induction is caused by the opposite direction of the electric force on the negative and positive charges of the atom or molecule, which displaces the center of the relative charge distributions and produces an induced electric dipole moment - +
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In both the case of the polar and non-polar dielectric materials, the resulting aligned electric dipole moments tend to partially cancel the original electric field
The electric field inside the capacitor then is the original field minus the induced field
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Microscopic Perspective on Dielectrics (4)
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In both the case of the polar and non-polar dielectric materials, the resulting aligned electric dipole moments tend to partially cancel the original electric field
The electric field inside the capacitor then is the original field minus the induced field
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Microscopic Perspective on Dielectrics (4)
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Dielectric Strength
The “dielectric strength” of a material measures the ability of that material to withstand voltage differences
If the voltage across a dielectric exceeds the breakdown potential, the dielectric will break down and begin to conduct charge between the plates
Real-life dielectrics enable a capacitor to provide a given capacitance and withstand the required voltage without breaking down
Capacitors are usually specified in terms of their capacitance and rated (i.e., maximum) voltage
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Dielectric Constant
The dielectric constant of vacuum is defined to be 1 The dielectric constant of air is close to 1 and we will
use the dielectric constant of air as 1 in our problems The dielectric constants of common materials are
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Capacitor with Dielectric (1)Question 1:
Consider a parallel plate capacitor with capacitance C = 2.00 µF connected to a battery with voltage V = 12.0 V as shown. What is the charge stored in the capacitor?
Question 2:Now insert a dielectric with dielectric constant κ = 2.5 between the plates of the capacitor. What is the charge on the capacitor?
The additional charge is provided by the battery.
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Capacitor with Dielectric (2) We isolate the charged capacitor with a dielectric by
disconnecting it from the battery. We remove the dielectric, keeping the capacitor isolated.
Question 3:
What happens to the charge and voltage on the capacitor?
The charge on the isolated capacitor cannot change because there is nowhere for the charge to flow. Q remains constant.
The voltage on the capacitor will be
The voltage went up because removing the dielectric increased the electric field and the resulting potential difference between the plates.
V increases
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