quality factor

Sep 10, 2010 4 Replies

What happens to quality factor of capacitor when they are in parallel or series? For example if one 270pF has minimum Q of 1000 and two capacitors in parallel with total value of 270pF, (each capacitor has minimum Q of 1000). What will be total Q in a second case when two capacitors are paralleled?


What happens to quality factor of capacitor when they are in parallel or series? For example if one 270pF has minimum Q of 1000 and two capacitors in parallel with total value of 270pF, (each capacitor has minimum Q of 1000). What will be total Q in a second case when two capacitors are paralleled?

Should be the same.

John

Assuming the caps have the same value. The rest of the answer is left as part of the homework!

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Unless they marry. Then it drops.

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