Electrostatic Energy - General Physics - Lecture Slides, Slides of Physics

In these Lecture Slides, the Lecturer has put emphasis on the following key points : Electrostatic Energy, Capacitance, Definition, Electrostatic Potential, Energy, Analogy With Springs, Constant Charge, Constant Voltage, Capacitors, Demonstration

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Chapter 23: Electrostatic Energy & Capacitance
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Capacitance
Definition
Review parallel plate example
Electrostatic potential energy stored in capacitors
Analogy with springs
Constant charge/constant voltage
Capacitors in series and parallel
Demonstration and example
Dielectrics and capacitance
Demonstration
Reading: up to page 393 in the text book (Ch. 23)
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Chapter 23: Electrostatic Energy & Capacitance nd

  • Capacitance
    • Definition
    • Review parallel plate example
  • Electrostatic potential energy stored in capacitors
    • Analogy with springs
    • Constant charge/constant voltage
  • Capacitors in series and parallel
    • Demonstration and example
  • Dielectrics and capacitance
    • Demonstration Reading: up to page 393 in the text book (Ch. 23)

Capacitors

  • Used to store energy in electromagnetic fields [in contrast to batteries (chemical cells) that store chemical energy].
  • Capacitors can release electromagnetic energy much, much faster than chemical cells. They are thus very useful for applications requiring very rapid responses. + q q
  • q q ! V +q

Capacitors

  • The energy really is stored in the electromagnetic fields.
  • In fact, these fields possess energy and momentum, so you might think of the capacitor as a fly-wheel, though it is more common to think of capacitors as the electrical analog of springs (as will become apparent in a moment).

The Parallel Plate Capacitor (standard example)

  • q q ! V +q C = Q ! V

Energy stored in a Capacitor dU = dq! V +dq V = 0

  • dq
  • dq V = dq C

+2 dq -2 dq V' = 2 dq C U = dq! _V

  • dq_! V' Energy stored in a Capacitor
  • q
  • q V ( q ) = q C V ( q ) q

U

= dq! q C

U = dq! V ( q )

q 2 2 C Energy stored in a Capacitor U =

( CV )

2 2 C

1 2

CV

2

V ( q ) q

U

Energy stored in a Capacitor U = q 2 2 C

( CV )

2 2 C

1 2

CV

2

q 2 2 C

1 2 q C q = 1 2 qV Just like energy stored in a spring

Capacitor with dielectric between plates Linear materials: E 0 = 1 +! e

( ) E

! V = ! V 0 " e = 1 " e Qd A # o Isolated capacitor: ! C eff = Q " V = # e $ o A d = # e C Capacitance increases: