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What happens to current flow in a capacitive circuit when the DC voltage across the capacitor is approximately equal to the source voltage?

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Question added by Crisologo Besas Jr. , Assistant Engineer , Grace Marine And Shipping Corporation
Date Posted: 2014/04/04

The current becomes zero as soon as the difference in voltage of both sides of the capacitor plates becomes the same as the voltage of the source voltage.

If the switch in the circuit  is opened, the plates remain charged. Otherwise , the capacitor quickly discharges when it is short circuite

Mohammed Abdul kareem
by Mohammed Abdul kareem , ELECTRICAL ENGINEER , Superior Construction

capacitor is fully charged at this state it looks for discharge path .  so current through capacitor is zero.

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