exactly how does a capacitor work in an ac circuit
Asked by
| 1st Apr, 2008,
10:47: PM
Step 1 - At point a the voltage is zero and the capacitor is uncharged. Initially, the voltage increases quickly. When the voltage reaches a peak at point b, the capacitor is fully charged and the current is momentarily zero.
Step 2 - After reaching a peak, the voltage starts dropping.must discharge When the voltage passes through zero at point c, it's changing quite rapidly; to match this voltage the current must be large and negative.
Step 3 - Between points c and d, the voltage is negative. Charge builds up again on the capacitor plates, but the polarity is opposite to what it was in step one.
Step 4 - After point d, the voltage heads toward zero and the capacitor must discharge. When the voltage reaches zero it's gone through a full cycle so it's back to point a again to repeat the cycle.
Answered by
| 22nd May, 2008,
04:21: PM
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