You have been assigned to design a transportable capacitor that can store 250 kJ of energy. You select a parallel-plate type with dielectric. What is the minimum capacitor volume in m³ achievable using a dielectric with relative permittivity of 3.5 and dielectric strength of 16 kV/mm?

You have been assigned to design a transportable capacitor that can store 250 kJ of energy. You select a parallel-plate type with dielectric. What is the minimum capacitor volume in m³ achievable using a dielectric with relative permittivity of 3.5 and dielectric strength of 16 kV/mm?

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Chapter19: Capacitors

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select a parallel-plate type with dielectric.
What is the minimum capacitor volume in m³ achievable using a dielectric with relative permittivity
of 3.5 and dielectric strength of 16 kV/mm?

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