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High voltage capacitor - QuickField simulation example

Electric field distribution in a high-voltage ceramic capacitor built from stacked ceramic discs with layered metal electrodes at alternating potentials.

Engineering question

How to find electric field in high-voltage ceramic capacitors?

Answer
Use an axisymmetric electrostatic model of the capacitor layers and electrodes to calculate the electric-field stress distribution.

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Typical applications
high-voltage ceramic capacitors, multilayer ceramic capacitors, HV dielectric capacitors

High voltage capacitor

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Simulation problem

Problem Type
Axisymmetric problem of Electrostatic.

Geometry
High voltage capacitor Electric field distribution in a high-voltage ceramic capacitor built from stacked ceramic discs with layered metal electrodes at alternating potentials. Ø 5 mm 1 mm

Given
Voltage V = 6 kV,
Frequency f = 2 kHz,
Relative permittivity of ceramic ε = 4.

Results
Electric field stress distribution in the capacitor.
high voltage capacitor electric stress

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