User4
Newbie level 4
Hi
I have a circuit containing a capacitor and probably also a resistor, but I am not sure of the configuration.
I have tried to measure the capacitance by passing a triangular waveform potential through the circuit. If it were just a capacitor I would expect to get a square waveform out. However I see the following: -
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*The inputs in the graphs are potential vs time, the outputs are current vs time.
I think this may be due to a resistor in the circuit.
If it were a simple square waveform output I would simply calculate the capacitance to be C=i/(dV/dt), where the value of 'i' would be the amplitude of the square wave.
So I have the following questions: -
Thank you for any help you can give me.
I have a circuit containing a capacitor and probably also a resistor, but I am not sure of the configuration.
I have tried to measure the capacitance by passing a triangular waveform potential through the circuit. If it were just a capacitor I would expect to get a square waveform out. However I see the following: -
**broken link removed**
*The inputs in the graphs are potential vs time, the outputs are current vs time.
I think this may be due to a resistor in the circuit.
If it were a simple square waveform output I would simply calculate the capacitance to be C=i/(dV/dt), where the value of 'i' would be the amplitude of the square wave.
So I have the following questions: -
- which points on the graph should I be using to measure 'i'?
- what is the cause of the slope?
- If this is caused by a resistance, would it be in series or in parallel?
- what other information can I get from this graph? - i.e. does the gradient of the slope allow calculation of the resistance of the resistor?
Thank you for any help you can give me.