Calculate capacitor series connection
Calculators and formulas for calculating a capacitor series connection
When capacitors are connected in series, the total current flows through all capacitors.
Calculation of the series connection of capacitors
To calculate the capacitance, enter the values of the individual capacitors separated by a seccolon.
Example: 3.3; 12; 22
Exponents are not allowed. Instead, enter the values in a suitable unit of measure. If you enter all values in Nano-Farad, the result is also displayed in Nano-Farad.
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Formulas to calculate the total capacity
The total capacitance of a series connection is calculated using the reciprocal of the individual capacitors. The individual reciprocal values are added to calculate the total capacity. So the formula for three capacitors connected in series is:
\(\displaystyle \frac{1}{C_{ges}}=\frac{1}{C_1}+\frac{1}{C_2}+\frac{1}{C_3}\)
The following formula can be used to calculate the total capacitance of two capacitors connected in series.
\(\displaystyle C_{ges}=\frac{C_1· C_2}{C_1 + C_2}\)
Capacitor functions
Series connection with capacitorsSeries connection with 2 capacitors
Reactance Xc of a capacitor
Time constant of an R/C circuit
Capacitor charging voltage
Capacitor discharge voltage
R/C for the charging voltage
Series circuit R/C
Parallel circuit R/C
Low pass-filter R/C
High pass-filter R/C
Integrator R/C
Differentiator R/C
Cutoff-frequency R,C
R and C for a given impedance
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