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R.2.56 For the case of two capacitors C 1 and C 2 connected in parallel, the equivalent capacitance C eq is given by
C eq = C 1 + C 2
For the case of n capacitors denoted by C 1 , C 2 , C 3 , …, C n connected in parallel, the
equivalent capacitance C eq is given by
C
C i
i
n
eq ϭ
ϭ1
∑
R.2.57 For the two capacitors C 1 and C 2 connected in series, the equivalent capacitance C eq
is given by
C
C C
C
C
eq ϭ
ϩ
1
2
1
2
*
The equivalent capacitance C eq of n capacitors denoted by C 1 , C 2 , C 3 , …, C n connected in series is given by
1
1
1
C
C i
i
n
eq
ϭ
ϭ
∑
or
C
C i
i
n
eq ϭ
ϭ
1
1
1
( / )
∑
R.2.58 The equivalent inductor L eq for the case of two inductors L 1 and L 2 connected in
series is given by
L eq = L 1 + L 2
For the case of n inductors L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , …, L n connected in series, the equivalent
inductor L eq is given by
L
L i
i
n
eq ϭ
ϭ1
∑
R.2.59 For the case of the two inductors L 1 and L 2 connected in parallel, the equivalent
inductor L eq is given by
L
L L
L
L
eq ϭ ϩ
1
2
1
2
*
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