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Influence of Parallel Circuit Connection on Characteristics of Capacitor and Dielectric Parameters

CP Ukpaka, AO Igbudu, FH Dabotubo

Abstract


The research work demonstrates the evaluation of the characteristics of capacitor and dielectric parameters connected in parallel circuit. However, the influence of parallel circuit connection on the characteristics was examined for some dielectric materials as well as the controlling coefficients of dielectric parameters. A mathematical model was developed to monitor and predict the effect of constant charge and voltage on parallel circuit connection characteristics of capacitor and dielectric parameters. The effect of dielectric materials on parallel plate capacitor in a constant charge and constant voltage circuits were analyzed, and the various results obtained are tabulated. The influence of parallel circuit connection on the characteristics of capacitor and dielectric parameters was observed to vary in output in terms of charge and voltage, and these variations were attributed to the characteristics of the properties of capacitor and dielectric materials. The relationship between dielectric constant and capacitor plate area for 0.354 nF was examined for the following materials: air, polyethylene, polystyrene and rubber. The polarization characteristics of the electric field strength for 0.354-nF capacitor as well as the capacitance influence on the charge in a constant electric field reveal the significance of the system, which induced the polarization property upon the influence of charge in constant electric field


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