Parallel Capacitor Calculator

How to Use the Parallel Capacitor Calculator

1. Enter the capacitance values of up to four capacitors in Farads. Each capacitor's value should be in the input fields labeled "Capacitor 1" through "Capacitor 4".
2. Click the "Calculate" button to compute the equivalent capacitance of the capacitors connected in parallel.
3. The result will be displayed in the "Equivalent Capacitance" field in Farads.
4. If you want to start over, click the "Reset" button to clear all input fields.

Working Principle

When capacitors are connected in parallel, the equivalent capacitance is the sum of the individual capacitance values. This is because the total charge stored by the parallel combination is the sum of the charges stored by each individual capacitor, and the voltage across all capacitors in parallel is the same.

The formula for calculating the equivalent capacitance (C_eq) of capacitors connected in parallel is:

C_eq = C₁ + C₂ + C₃ + C₄

Where C₁, C₂, C₃, and C₄ are the capacitance values of the individual capacitors.