EngiRef / Electrical Engineering Formula
Capacitance
Capacitance: Capacitance is charge stored per unit voltage. A DC Circuits formula in electrical engineering. Variables C, Q and V, each with SI and imperial…
DC Circuits
Specification
- Name
- Capacitance
- Discipline
- electrical
- Category
- DC Circuits
- LaTeX
- C = \frac{Q}{V}
- Description
- Capacitance is charge stored per unit voltage
- Can solve for
- C, Q, V
- Tags
- capacitance, charge, voltage, capacitor
Variables
| Symbol | Name | Unit | Si Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Capacitance | F | F |
| Q | Charge | C | C |
| V | Voltage | V | V |
Common questions
- What is the Capacitance formula?
- Capacitance is charge stored per unit voltage. It sits under DC Circuits, Electrical engineering in the EngiRef reference.
- What do the symbols in the Capacitance formula mean?
- In Capacitance, C is capacitance in F; Q is charge in C; V is voltage in V.