Capacitors as an energy storage device
Capacitors as an energy storage device: (continued) To charge a capacitor to (q, V) from (0,0), the total amount of work = area enclosed by the . blue triangle, which is the . energy. stored in the capacitor. V . q . ∆q ∆W = (∆q)V +V . 0. V=q / C + + + + + + + + − . − . − . − . − . − . − . − . ∆. q + q . −. q . 2 2 1 2