Week 3bEECS 42, Spring 2005

New topics – energy storage elementsCapacitorsInductors

Week 3bEECS 42, Spring 2005

Books on Reserve for EECS 42 in Engineering Library

“The Art of Electronics” by Horowitz and Hill (1st and 2nd

editions) -- A terrific source book on electronics“Electrical Engineering Uncovered” by White and Doering

(2nd edition) – Freshman intro to aspects of engineering and EE in particular

”Newton’s Telecom Dictionary: The authoritative resource for Telecommunications” by Newton (“18th edition– he updates it annually) – A place to find definitions of all terms and acronyms connected with telecommunications

“Electrical Engineering: Principles and Applications” by Hambley (3rd edition) – Backup copy of text for EECS 42

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The EECS 42 Supplementary Reader is now availableat Copy Central, 2483 Hearst Avenue (price: $12.99)

It contains selections from two textbooks thatwe will use when studying semiconductor devices:

Microelectronics: An Integrated Approach(by Roger Howe and Charles Sodini)

Digital Integrated Circuits: A Design Perspective(by Jan Rabaey et al.)

Reader

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The CapacitorTwo conductors (a,b) separated by an insulator:

difference in potential = Vab=> equal & opposite charge Q on conductors

Q = CVab

where C is the capacitance of the structure, positive (+) charge is on the conductor at higher potential

Parallel-plate capacitor:• area of the plates = A (m2)• separation between plates = d (m)• dielectric permittivity of insulator = ε(F/m)

=> capacitance dAC ε

=

(stored charge in terms of voltage)

F(F)

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Symbol:

Units: Farads (Coulombs/Volt)

Current-Voltage relationship:

or

Note: Q (vc) must be a continuous function of time

+vc–

ic

dtdCv

dtdvC

dtdQi c

cc +==

C C

(typical range of values: 1 pF to 1 µF; for “supercapa-citors” up to a few F!)

+

Electrolytic (polarized)capacitor

C

If C (geometry) is unchanging, iC = dvC/dt

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Voltage in Terms of Current; Capacitor Uses

)0()(1)0()(1)(

)0()()(

00

0

c

t

c

t

cc

t

c

vdttiCC

QdttiC

tv

QdttitQ

+=+=

+=

∫∫

∫

Uses: Capacitors are used to store energy for camera flashbulbs,in filters that separate various frequency signals, andthey appear as undesired “parasitic” elements in circuits wherethey usually degrade circuit performance

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Schematic Symbol and Water Model for a Capacitor

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You might think the energy stored on a capacitor is QV = CV2, which has the dimension of Joules. But during charging, the average voltage across the capacitor was only half the final value of V for a linear capacitor.

Thus, energy is .221

21 CVQV =

Example: A 1 pF capacitance charged to 5 Volts has ½(5V)2 (1pF) = 12.5 pJ(A 5F supercapacitor charged to 5volts stores 63 J; if it discharged at aconstant rate in 1 ms energy isdischarged at a 63 kW rate!)

Stored EnergyCAPACITORS STORE ELECTRIC ENERGY

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∫=

==∫

=

=∫

=

==⋅=

Final

Initial

c

Final

Initial

Final

Initial

ccc

Vv

VvdQ vdt

tt

tt

dtdQVv

Vvvdt ivw

2CV212CV

21Vv

Vvdv Cvw InitialFinal

Final

Initial

cc −∫=

===

+vc–

ic

A more rigorous derivation

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Example: Current, Power & Energy for a Capacitor

dtdvCi =

–+

v(t) 10 µF

i(t)

t (µs)

v (V)

0 2 3 4 51

t (µs)0 2 3 4 51

1

i (µA) vc and q must be continuousfunctions of time; however,ic can be discontinuous.

)0()(1)(0

vdiC

tvt

+= ∫ ττ

Note: In “steady state”(dc operation), timederivatives are zero

C is an open circuit

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vip =

0 2 3 4 51

w (J)–+

v(t) 10 µF

i(t)

t (µs)0 2 3 4 51

p (W)

t (µs)

2

0 21 Cvpdw

t

∫ == τ

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Capacitors in Parallel

21 CCCeq +=

i(t)

+

v(t)

–

C1 C2

i1(t) i2(t)

i(t)

+

v(t)

–

Ceq

Equivalent capacitance of capacitors in parallel is the sumdtdvCi eq=

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Capacitors in Series

i(t)C1

+ v1(t) –

i(t)

+

v(t)=v1(t)+v2(t)

–Ceq

C2

+ v2(t) –

21

111CCCeq

+=

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Capacitive Voltage DividerQ: Suppose the voltage applied across a series combination

of capacitors is changed by ∆v. How will this affect the voltage across each individual capacitor?

21 vvv ∆+∆=∆

v+∆vC1

C2

+v2(t)+∆v2–

+v1+∆v1–+

–

Note that no net charge cancan be introduced to this node.Therefore, −∆Q1+∆Q2=0

Q1+∆Q1

-Q1−∆Q1

Q2+∆Q2

−Q2−∆Q2

∆Q1=C1∆v1

∆Q2=C2∆v2

2211 vCvC ∆=∆⇒

vCC

Cv ∆+

=∆21

12

Note: Capacitors in series have the same incremental charge.

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Application Example: MEMS Accelerometerto deploy the airbag in a vehicle collision

• Capacitive MEMS position sensor used to measure acceleration (by measuring force on a proof mass) MEMS = micro-

• electro-mechanical systems

FIXED OUTER PLATES

g1

g2

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Sensing the Differential Capacitance– Begin with capacitances electrically discharged– Fixed electrodes are then charged to +Vs and –Vs– Movable electrode (proof mass) is then charged to Vo

constgg

gggg

gA

gA

gA

gA

VV

VCCCCV

CCCVV

s

o

ssso

12

12

12

21

21

21

21

21

1 )2(

−=

+−

=+

−=

+−

=+

+−=

εε

εεC1

C2

Vs

–Vs

Vo

Circuit model

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• A capacitor can be constructed by interleaving the plates with two dielectric layers and rolling them up, to achieve a compact size.

• To achieve a small volume, a very thin dielectric with a high dielectric constant is desirable. However, dielectric materials break down and become conductors when the electric field (units: V/cm) is too high.– Real capacitors have maximum voltage ratings– An engineering trade-off exists between compact size and

high voltage rating

Practical Capacitors

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The Inductor• An inductor is constructed by coiling a wire around some

type of form.

• Current flowing through the coil creates a magnetic field and a magnetic flux that links the coil: LiL

• When the current changes, the magnetic flux changes a voltage across the coil is induced:

iLvL(t)

dtdiLtv L

L =)(

+

_

Note: In “steady state” (dc operation), timederivatives are zero L is a short circuit

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Symbol:

Units: Henrys (Volts • second / Ampere)

Current in terms of voltage:

Note: iL must be a continuous function of time

+vL–

iL

∫ +=

=

t

tLL

LL

tidvL

ti

dttvL

di

0

)()(1)(

)(1

0ττ

L

(typical range of values: µH to 10 H)

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Schematic Symbol and Water Model of an Inductor

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Stored Energy

Consider an inductor having an initial current i(t0) = i0

20

2

21

21)(

)()(

)()()(

0

LiLitw

dptw

titvtp

t

t

−=

==

==

∫ ττ

INDUCTORS STORE MAGNETIC ENERGY

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Inductors in Series

21 LLLeq +=

( )dtdiL

dtdiLL

dtdiL

dtdiLv eq=+=+= 2121

v(t)L1

+ v1(t) –

v(t)

+

v(t)=v1(t)+v2(t)

–

Leq

L2

+ v2(t) –

+–

+–

i(t) i(t)

Equivalent inductance of inductors in series is the sum

dtdiLv eq=

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L1i(t)

i2i1

Inductors in Parallel

[ ]

)()()( with 111

)()(11

)(1)(1

0201021

020121

022

011

21

0

00

tititiLLL

titidvLL

i

tidvL

tidvL

iii

eq

t

t

t

t

t

t

+=+=⇒

++⎥⎦

⎤⎢⎣

⎡+=

+++=+=

∫

∫∫

τ

ττ

L2

+

v(t)

–

Leqi(t)

+

v(t)

–

)(10

0

tidvL

it

teq

+= ∫ τ

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Capacitor

v cannot change instantaneouslyi can change instantaneouslyDo not short-circuit a chargedcapacitor (-> infinite current!)

n cap.’s in series:

n cap.’s in parallel:

Inductor

i cannot change instantaneouslyv can change instantaneouslyDo not open-circuit an inductor with current (-> infinite voltage!)

n ind.’s in series:

n ind.’s in parallel:

Summary

∑

∑

=

=

=

=

n

iieq

n

i ieq

CC

CC

1

1

11

2

21 Cvw

dtdvCi

=

=

2

21 Liw

dtdiLv

=

=

∑

∑

=

=

=

=

n

i ieq

n

iieq

LL

LL

1

1

11