Discharge of a Capacitance through a Resistance

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i c. i R. Discharge of a Capacitance through a Resistance. Solving the above equation with the initial condition V c (0) = V i. Discharge of a Capacitance through a Resistance. Exponential decay waveform RC is called the time constant. At time constant, the voltage is 36.8% - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Discharge of a Capacitance through a Resistance

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Discharge of a Capacitance through a Resistance

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RC is called the time constant.At time constant, the voltage is 36.8%of the initial voltage.

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Exponential rising waveformRC is called the time constant.At time constant, the voltage is 63.2% of the initial voltage.