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galoisien
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I am trying obtain some equations for an RC circuit that has a resistor R1 after a battery, which then splits into a capacitor C and a resistor R2 (the circuit closes after this point).
When I try to seek help online, the resources are quite unhelpful. I cannot seem for example, obtain any formulas for the time constant for a capacitor connected in parallel to a resistor. When I try to look up the effective resistance of a capacitor I get resources that talk about alternating current circuits!
I know that capacitors start at zero resistance in the beginning and increase in resistance later. I cannot for the life of me however seem to plot the effective resistance (reactance) of a capacitor.
At tau/2, what is the resistance of a capacitor? How would I obtain RC constants?
When I try to seek help online, the resources are quite unhelpful. I cannot seem for example, obtain any formulas for the time constant for a capacitor connected in parallel to a resistor. When I try to look up the effective resistance of a capacitor I get resources that talk about alternating current circuits!
I know that capacitors start at zero resistance in the beginning and increase in resistance later. I cannot for the life of me however seem to plot the effective resistance (reactance) of a capacitor.
At tau/2, what is the resistance of a capacitor? How would I obtain RC constants?