PRACTICAL MATLAB® FOR ENGINEERS PRACTICAL MATLAB

114 Practical MATLAB® Applications for Engineers

R.2.56 For the case of two capacitors C 1 and C 2 connected in parallel, the equivalent capaci-
tance Ceq is given by

Ceq = C 1 + C 2

For the case of n capacitors denoted by C 1 , C 2 , C 3 , ..., Cn connected in parallel, the

equivalent capacitance Ceq is given by

CCi

i

n

eq



 1

∑

R.2.57 For the two capacitors C 1 and C 2 connected in series, the equivalent capacitance Ceq
is given by

C

CC

eq CC



12

12

*

The equivalent capacitance Ceq of n capacitors denoted by C 1 , C 2 , C 3 , ..., Cn con-

nected in series is given by

11

CCi 1 i

n

eq

∑

or

C

i Ci

eq
 n

1

∑ 1 (/ )^1

R.2.58 The equivalent inductor Leq for the case of two inductors L 1 and L 2 connected in
series is given by

Leq = L 1 + L 2

For the case of n inductors L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , ..., Ln connected in series, the equivalent

inductor Leq is given by

LLi

i

n

eq



 1

∑

R.2.59 For the case of the two inductors L 1 and L 2 connected in parallel, the equivalent
inductor Leq is given by

L

LL

eq LL



12

12

*