I did some research on it. And the experiment what I am able to think about is to prepare several capacitance with different types of dieletric. Once I know which dielectric works the best, then I will move forward to work on minimizing the width between conducting plates, maximizing the surface...
That is the thing, there will be a special time where student can test their capacitance during the day. Outside of that, I am not sure how to test this capacitor. What I am thinking now is to build few different capacitors and bring it during the scheduled testing time. I will probably prepare...
C=E *A / d
There are 3 ways, choose insulator with the highest permittivity, make bigger overlap area, and decrease the width between two foils. In this case, I am thinking to make bigger area and connect the capacitance in parallel. At the same time, I am still wandering what insulator layer...
You r right, its sort like for contest. Capacitors will be tested for DC shorts using a precision LCR meter after the submission. The capacitor should stand 30V. Do hve any suggestion how to maximize the capacitor itself?
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Thanks for the reply, sophiecentaur.
I am referring the saran wrap as the Cling film actually.
What do you mean by "cutting them on three individual 'bobbins' first and then you have the best chance of rolling them all together neatly and tightly into a cylinder"?
By putting more...
I will post some update once I did it. But before that, I wish to get some more feedback on what insulator layer that I should use in order to maximize the capacitance. Up to this point, I am considering saran wrap, mylar film, and wax paper. Do you have any suggestion about that?
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Hi,
I am currently working on a small project to create an simple DIY capacitor with stuff that you can get from the supermarket. Probably, I will alternate with two aluminum foils and two insulators like plastic each other, and wrap them together. Do anyone have suggestion how I can maximize...