Mountain of Capacitors

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Current Flow in capacitors

published 6 years ago

BillyT

6 years ago

This is mot a balid circuit, Dc current does not flow through capacitors like that.

PrathikP

6 years ago

Why is it bot valid? He has used a Constant current source, whose output voltage goes on increasing to ensure a constant current flows. There is nothing wrong

PrathikP

6 years ago

So yes, DC current can and does flow through capacitors like that. EC current source is ideal, therefore this can go on for an infinite amount of time. In real life, a current source will max out at a finite voltage, say 30V, at which point the current flow will stop. Until then, this is how current flows. (Let's assume the the capacitors are absolutely identical)

BillyT

6 years ago

Dam auto-correct, I still say not a valid circuit, a current generator is a voltage source with a current limiting device. EC's presentation of a current source with no limiting voltage setting encourages these types of unrealistic circuits.

PrathikP

6 years ago

Still, the concept is not wrong. And i too exploit ec's ideal sources and components to make "unrealistic" circuit

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