RC Circuits



This applet shows the transient behavior that occurs when the capacitor is being charged or discharged.

1. The circuit contains a 100 kohm resistor and a 100 uF capacitor in series

2. The circuit also contains a 10 Volt potential difference source

3. Press Start to start the animation,

4. There is a switch to control the flow path of the circuit.

5. If the mouse is inside the Vc vs. t plot area, the x-y values of the mouse pointer will be displayed.

6. The animation can be suspended using the mouse button.


Your suggestions are highly appreciated. E-mail: hwang@phy03.phy.ntnu.edu.tw

Author: Fu-Kwun Hwang, Dept. of physics, National Taiwan Normal University