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| Marty Champions:
our capacitors would still work without dielectric materials but the dielectric material apparantley rearranges the atoms in a way that the capacitor holds more charge so what are the sequence of events going on in a capacitor anyways? close switch (current and voltage) enters the oven, a transient occurs then after transient is over partial voltage is leaked out of the dielectric (of conducting wires in power cord) results in heat and energy loss when current stabilizes (around light speed)...now im getting fuzzy around the next steps , what goes on with the capacitor plates and dielectric material guys? |
| Natural Man:
mental illness. |
| Marty Champions:
--- Quote from: uberman on July 30, 2014, 06:02:41 PM ---mental illness. --- End quote --- im still not understanding the dielectric feild wikipedia only talks about in basic terms what a dielectric is but doesnt say much else im confused about dielectric feild and dielectric energy. is this referening always to the capacitor. what about the "dielectric" in a line of conductance does this refer to the insulation around the wire or the neutral wire? ps . wouldnt even notice you in real life being only 5'6 |
| The Scott:
Dielectric - Not conducting direct electric current. Not able to conduct direct electric current, and therefore useful as an insulator. You are far from stupid and as such are doubtless aware of the incredible usefulness of the interwebs? Good. There are dictionaries online, big man. Be well. |
| Marty Champions:
--- Quote from: The Scott on July 30, 2014, 06:12:27 PM ---Dielectric - Not conducting direct electric current. Not able to conduct direct electric current, and therefore useful as an insulator. You are far from stupid and as such are doubtless aware of the incredible usefulness of the interwebs? Good. There are dictionaries online, big man. Be well. --- End quote --- thats exactly my point you think that thats all there is to know about dielectrics you dont know the first thing lol. you copied that from wiki, a dielectric is much more complicated than that you have dielectric fields, energies, charges, materials ect here is something to explain it usefull In terms of energy, high polarizability allows storage of large electric potential energy at low voltage cost, and also low electric field (i.e. no arcing). The reason is that the dielectric material provides a new energy storage mechanism: re-arrangement of charge on the atoms in the material. |
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