In a circuit, a Capacitor can be connected in series or in parallel fashion. If a set of capacitors were connected in a circuit, the type of capacitor connection deals with the voltage and current values in that network. Let us observe what happens, when few Capacitors are connected in Series.
As for any capacitor, the capacitance of the combination is related to both charge and voltage: C = Q V. (8.3.1) (8.3.1) C = Q V. When this series combination is connected to a battery with voltage V, each of the capacitors acquires an identical charge Q.
This means the capacitance of these two capacitors in series is 91 µF. The voltage across capacitors connected in series will be divided between the individual capacitors. If you know that there is 5V across all the capacitors, it means that the sum of the voltages across each individual capacitor will be 5V.
Circuit Connections in Capacitors - In a circuit, a Capacitor can be connected in series or in parallel fashion. If a set of capacitors were connected in a circuit, the type of capacitor connection deals with the voltage and current values in that network.
However, when the series capacitor values are different, the larger value capacitor will charge itself to a lower voltage and the smaller value capacitor to a higher voltage, and in our second example above this was shown to be 3.84 and 8.16 volts respectively.
With series connected resistors, the sum of all the voltage drops across the series circuit will be equal to the applied voltage VS ( Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law ) and this is also true about capacitors in series. With series connected capacitors, the capacitive reactance of the capacitor acts as an impedance due to the frequency of the supply.