When two voltage sources of different magnitude are connected in parallel then the charge from higher voltage source moves towards lower voltage source until and unless both voltage sources reach same potential.

The voltage is the same in all parallel components because by definition you have connected them together with wires that are assumed to have negligible resistance. The voltage at each end of a wire is the same (ideally), So all the components have to have the same voltage.

Heat from each resistor in a parallel circuit will be calculated as the product of the voltage (the same for each) and current (different and inversely proportional to the resistances.) An ideal battery has enough power so that it can supply the current without any voltage drop.

Voltage is the same across each component of the parallel circuit. The sum of the currents through each path is equal to the total current that flows from the source. If one of the parallel paths is broken, current will continue to flow in all the other paths.

The total resistance in a parallel circuit is less than the smallest of the individual resistances. Each resistor in parallel has the same voltage of the source applied to it (voltage is constant in a parallel circuit).

Resistors are in parallel when they are connected between the same two nodes. It follows that resistors in parallel have the same voltage across their respective terminals.

The trick is to look at the nodes in the circuit. A node is a junction in the circuit. Two resistor are in parallel if the nodes at both ends of the resistors are the same. If only one node is the same, they are in series.

Capacitors in Parallel. (Conductors are equipotentials, and so the voltage across the capacitors is the same as that across the voltage source.) Thus the capacitors have the same charges on them as they would have if connected individually to the voltage source.

Connecting capacitors in series increases the total working voltage but decreases the total capacitance. Increase the total working voltage of two capacitors by connecting them in series.

Voltage can affect a capacitor, but a capacitor cannot affect the voltage. Capacitor is the physical object (like a metal spring or rubber band) . Voltage can break a capacitor, but a capacitor cannot break voltage.

A capacitor is used to store electric charge. The more voltage (electrical pressure) you apply to the capacitor, the more charge is forced into the capacitor. Also, the more capacitance the capacitor possesses, the more charge will be forced in by a given voltage.

The conventional method is the use of a step-down transformer to reduce the 230 V AC to a desired level of low voltage AC. The most simple, space saving and low cost method is the use of a Voltage Dropping Capacitor in series with the phase line.

The ripple can be reduced by smoothing capacitors which converts the ripple voltage into a smoother dc voltage. Aluminum electrolytic capacitors are widely used for this and have capacitances of 100uF or more. The repeated dc pulses charges the capacitor to the peak voltage.

Ripple is wasted power, and has many undesirable effects in a DC circuit: it heats components, causes noise and distortion, and may cause digital circuits to operate improperly. Ripple may be reduced by an electronic filter, and eliminated by a voltage regulator.

Ripple factor: Ripple factor is a measure of effectiveness of a rectifier circuit. It is defined as the ratio of RMS value of the AC component (ripple component) Irrms in the output waveform to the DC component VDC in the output waveform.

Ripple current is not good, it causes losses in the transformer windings and more power dissipation.

When the fluctuation occurs within the output of the rectifier then it is known as ripple. So this factor is essential to measure the rate of fluctuation within the resolved output. The ripple within output voltage can be reduced by using filters like capacitive or another kind of filter.

Ideal value of ripple factor is zero. Zero ripple factor means a perfectly dc quantity. Undesirable effects of the ripple include equipment heating, increased losses, and reduced equipment life among others. Ripple factor of a single- phase half-wave uncontrolled rectifier is 1.21.

If you are using a 100uF 50V cap to replace a 100uF 25V cap, that is generally completely safe to do. Replacing a 50V capacitor with a 25V capacitor is a bad idea. The cap will probably fail, dramatically, in short order.

Maximum Voltage – Every capacitor has a maximum voltage that it can handle. Otherwise, it will explode! You’ll find max voltages anywhere from 1.5V to 100V. Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) – Like any other physical material, the terminals on a capacitor have a very tiny amount of resistance.

4 Answers. If the capacitor has a voltage across its plates and the supply is disconnected, the charge remains irrespective of the distance so, if distance increases (and capacitance falls) then voltage increases proportionally. If the plates are taken to an infinite distance, the voltage becomes infinite.

When the charge of a circuit reaches the capacitor, all charge is distributed in the surface of the capacitor in order to create an electric field. The opposite of this charge is also in the capacitor, but separated. When the capacitor receive more charges, its stability changes.

Moving the plates further apart decreases the capacitance, also reducing the charge stored by the capacitor. Now the capacitor is charged by the power supply and then the connections to the power supply are removed. The potential difference across the capacitor: increases.

We know that there is no frequency i.e. 0Hz frequency in DC supply. If we put frequency “f = 0″ in the inductive reactance (which is AC resistance in capacitive circuit) formula. If we put XC as infinity, the value of current would be zero. That is the exact reason why a capacitor block DC.