Saturday, September 28, 2013

Physics - Series and Parallel Effects for Basic Electronic Parts

This will be an overview for the effects of putting basic electronic components in series or parallel connections.
  • Series
    • Capacitors
      • Add as reciprocals 1/Ctot = 1/C1 + 1/C2 ...
    • Resistors
      • Add normally Rtot = R1 + R2 ...
    • Inductors
      • Add normally Ltot = L1 + L2 ...
  • Parallel
    • Capacitors
      • Add normally Ctot = C1 + C2...
    • Resistors
      • Add as reciprocals 1/Rtot = 1/R1 + 1/R2 ...
    • Inductors
      • Add as reciprocals 1/Ltot = 1/L1 + 1/L2 ...
However there are additional rules with Inductors as the magnetic field of an inductor can affect nearby inductors. Also when there are only two things to add as reciprocals, can change the equation to Ctot = C1C2 /  C1 + C2

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