Stored Cars?
a: Capacitor ~
b: a parking lot
What: "
The capacitor stores a charge. If we use the same analogy of the circuit and road, a capacitor will be a parking lot. The same number of charges are always stored at the plus and minus sides in an electronic circuit."
Writer: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
LCC: QC
Where:
Date: Jul 22 2013 6:25 PM
a: capacitor ~
b: compressed air
What:
One stores electrostatic energy and one stores air, or gas. In practice, both can release their respective contents to do useful work.
Writer: Lucrezia
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Jun 10 2015 5:55 PM
The Hydraulic Analogy
a: A capacitor ~
b: rubber membrane sealed inside a pipe
What: "A capacitor is like a rubber membrane sealed inside a pipe. Water molecules cannot pass through the membrane, but some water can move by stretching the membrane. The analogy clarifies a few aspects of capacitors:" The rest in the wiki article......
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Jul 22 2013 6:22 PM
a: A capacitor ~
b: a tiny rechargeable battery
What: "A capacitor is like a tiny rechargeable battery. It's so small that it charges in a fraction of a second, before the relay has time to open its lower pair of contacts." On page 62 of the linked text.
Writer: Charles Platt
LCC:
Where:
Date: Jul 22 2013 6:28 PM
a: A capacitor ~
b: a bottle for a genie
What: see the linked picture.
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: Jul 22 2013 6:29 PM
It Stores Something.....
a: A capacitor ~
b: a resevoir
What:
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Jul 22 2013 6:32 PM
a: capacitor in a circuit ~
b: a water tower
What:
"Putting a capacitor into your circuit is like building an extra reservoir - a water tower, for example - to capture the flow. You can then let the flow out of your water tower (capacitor) at a very steady rate, or all at once, in a burst. This extra reservoir can be useful in a couple of different ways. For example, it might be important that the machine being powered by your current (whether a water wheel or light bulb) receives a very constant current that is not too big or too small. Again, too big might hurt the machine; too small and it will stop working."
Writer: Schmidt-Jones C, Jones D
LCC:
Where:
Date: Feb 12 2014 4:56 PM
