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Capacitor Energy

Energy stored in a capacitor

DC Circuits

Source Details

Id

elec-capacitor-energy

Name

Capacitor Energy

Discipline

electrical

Category

DC Circuits

Latex

E = \frac{1}{2}CV^2

Description

Energy stored in a capacitor

Variables
[
  {
    "symbol": "E",
    "name": "Energy",
    "unit": "J",
    "siUnit": "J"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "C",
    "name": "Capacitance",
    "unit": "F",
    "siUnit": "F"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "V",
    "name": "Voltage",
    "unit": "V",
    "siUnit": "V"
  }
]
Solve For

E, C, V

Tags

capacitor, energy, stored

Is Custom

false