Capacitor in series AND parallel

Voltz

New Member

• May 18, 2010

• #1

How do I calculate the capacitive value if there is a capacitor in series with 2 capacitors in parallel

 

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Mikebits

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• May 18, 2010

• #2

Caps in series are like resistors in parallel. Caps in parallel are like resistors in series. Sounds strange huh?

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crutschow

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• May 18, 2010

• #3

You calculate the value for C2 and C3 in parallel. Then use the calculated value in series with C1.

 

Grossel

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• May 18, 2010

• #4

This gives 66 2/3 µF

 

crutschow

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• May 18, 2010

• #5

Aw, you told him the answer.

 

Grossel

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• May 18, 2010

• #6

crutschow said:

Aw, you told him the answer.

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Yes, but he still have to calculate it and find out how.

Or no actually. I cannot say providing any number is really the answer. A real answer would being to tell the whole process (formula) to get to that number.

 

Voltz

New Member

• May 19, 2010

• #7

That's what I thought, (calculate the capacitance value of the two in parallel and then use that with the one in series)
Ran that through the calculator and I got 66.6u

 

Sceadwian

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• May 20, 2010

• #8

Kind of like Crut did when he said do the parallel ones first then the series ones?