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Capacitors in Series

Total capacitance of capacitors in series

DC Circuits

Source Details

Id

elec-capacitors-series

Name

Capacitors in Series

Discipline

electrical

Category

DC Circuits

Latex

\frac{1}{C_{total}} = \frac{1}{C_1} + \frac{1}{C_2}

Description

Total capacitance of capacitors in series

Variables
[
  {
    "symbol": "Cₜₒₜₐₗ",
    "name": "Total Capacitance",
    "unit": "F",
    "siUnit": "F"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "C₁",
    "name": "Capacitance 1",
    "unit": "F",
    "siUnit": "F"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "C₂",
    "name": "Capacitance 2",
    "unit": "F",
    "siUnit": "F"
  }
]
Solve For

Cₜₒₜₐₗ

Tags

capacitor, series, total, equivalent

Is Custom

false