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6.002
CIRCUITS
AND
ELECTRONICS
Capacitors
and First-Order Systems
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5V
0V
C
A
B
5V
A
B
C
5
0
5
0
5
0
Reading:
Chapters 9 & 10
Demo
5V
Expected
Observed
Expect this, right?
But observe this!
Delay!
Motivation
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The Capacitor
G
D
S
n-channel MOSFET
symbol
n-channel
MOSFET
n-channel
s
i
l
i
c
o
n
n
m
e
t
a
l
+
+
+
+
+
+
o
x
i
d
e
drain
gate
source
C
GS
G
D
S
n
p
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Ideal Linear Capacitor
obeys DMD!
total charge on
capacitor
0qq =−+=
d
EA
C =
+ +
+ + + +
--
-----
A
E
d
coulombs farads volts
vCq =
i
C
q
+
–
v
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Ideal Linear Capacitor
dt
dq
i
=
( )
dt
Cvd
=
dt
dv
C
=
i
vCq
=
C
q
+
–
v
A capacitor is an energy storage device
Æ memory device Æ history matters!
=
2
2
1
CvE