Capacitor series

Calculator and formula for calculating the capacity of a series circuit

Calculate capacitor series circuit


This function calculates the total capacitance or a series capacitor in a series circuit of two capacitors.

For the calculation, select whether the total capacitance or the capacitance of capacitor C2 should be calculated. Then enter the values and click on the Calculate button.


Capacity calculator

 What should be calculated?
 Input
Capacitor C1
Total capacity
Capacitor C2
Decimal places
 Result
Total capacity
Capacity C2
capasitor series

For series circuits with more than 2 capacitors, use the function here


Capacitors in series formulas


The capacitance of two capacitors in series is calculated using the following formula

\(\displaystyle C_{ges}=\frac{C_1· C_2}{C_1 + C_2}\)

To calculate a series capacitor for a given total capacitance and given C1, use the following formula

\(\displaystyle C_2=\frac{C_1· C_{ges}}{C_1 - C_{ges}}\)
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