Capacitance Calculator
The Capacitance Calculator completes calculations for systems which have between 2 to 30 capacitorsNote 1 and will calculate the:
- Capacitance of a system when electric charge and potential difference are given
- Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor
- Capacitance of a cylindrical-shaped capacitor
- Capacitance of a spherical capacitor
- Capacitance of a series system of capacitors
- Capacitance of a parallel system of capacitors
Note 1: Contact us if you would like more capacitors added to the Capacitance Calculator
Capacitance Calculator Limitations: Medium is considered as homogenous
The capacitance of a system when electric charge and potential difference are given is F [Farad] |
The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is F [Farad] |
The capacitance of a cylindrical shaped capacitor is F [Farad] |
The capacitance of a spherical shaped capacitor is F [Farad] |
The capacitance of a series combination system of capacitors is F [Farad] |
The capacitance of a parallel combination system of capacitors is F [Farad] |
Capacitance of the system calculations |
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C = Q/∆V C = / C = |
Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor |
C = ϵ × ϵ0 × A/d C = × × / C = × × C = |
Capacitance of cylindrical shaped capacitor calculations calculations |
CC = 2π × ϵ × ϵ0 × L/lnb/a CC = (2 × ) × × × /ln/a CC = × × × L/ln CC = × × × L/ CC = × × × CC = |
Capacitance of spherical-shaped capacitor calculations |
Csp = 4π × ϵ × ϵ0/1/r - 1/R Csp = (4 × ) × × /1/ - 1/ Csp = × × / - Csp = / Csp = |
Capacitance of series combination of capacitors calculations |
Cs = 1/ Cs = 1/ Cs = 1/ Cs = 1/ Cs = |
Capacitance of a parallel combination of capacitors calculations |
Cp = Cp = Cp = |
Capacitance Calculator Input Values |
Electric charge of system (Q) C [Coulomb] |
Potential difference between plates (ΔV) V [Volt] |
Area of plates (A) m2 [square metres] |
Electric constant or vacuum permittivity (ϵ0) C2/N∙m2 |
Dielectric constant (ϵ) |
Distance between the plates of capacitor (d) m [metre] |
Length of cylindrical capacitor (L) m [metre] |
Base radius of the smaller cylinder (a) m [metre] |
Base radius of the larger cylinder (b) m [metre] |
Radius of the inner sphere (r) m [metre] |
Radius of the outer sphere (R) m [metre] |
Archimedes constant (π) |
Capacitance of the first capacitor connected in a circuit (C1) F [Farad] |
Capacitance of the second capacitor connected in a circuit (C2) F [Farad] |
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