When the switch is closed the time begins at t = 0 and current begins to flow into the capacitor via the resistor. Since the initial voltage across the capacitor is zero, ( Vc = 0 ) at t = 0 the capacitor appears to be a short circuit to the external circuit and the maximum current flows through the circuit restricted only by the resistor R.
Over time, the capacitor voltage will rise to equal battery voltage, ending in a condition where the capacitor behaves as an open-circuit. Current through the circuit is determined by the difference in voltage between the battery and the capacitor, divided by the resistance of 10 kΩ.
Since the initial voltage across the capacitor is zero, ( Vc = 0 ) at t = 0 the capacitor appears to be a short circuit to the external circuit and the maximum current flows through the circuit restricted only by the resistor R. Then by using Kirchhoff’s voltage law (KVL), the voltage drops around the circuit are given as:
Over time, the capacitor’s terminal voltage rises to meet the applied voltage from the source, and the current through the capacitor decreases correspondingly. Once the capacitor has reached the full voltage of the source, it will stop drawing current from it, and behave essentially as an open-circuit.
‘C’ is the value of capacitance and ‘R’ is the resistance value. The ‘V’ is the Voltage of the DC source and ‘v‘ is the instantaneous voltage across the capacitor. When the switch ‘S’ is closed, the current flows through the capacitor and it charges towards the voltage V from value 0.
You cannot use the standard (lumped element) circuit analysis to model the circuit at the time the switch is closed because dv/dt of the capacitors being infinite. So this has to be done in two steps. Apply conservation of charge at the instance when the switch is closed to figure out the state of the capacitors.
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You cannot use the standard (lumped element) circuit analysis to model the circuit at the time the switch is closed because dv/dt of the capacitors being infinite. So this has to be done in two steps. Apply conservation of charge at the instance when the switch is closed to figure out the state of the capacitors. That becomes the initial ...
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