Energy stored in capacitor via capacitance and voltage¶

Capacitors store energy in the electric field when they are charged.

Links:

Wikipedia, third line of equations.

energy¶: energy stored in the electric field.

Symbol:: W
Latex:: \(W\)
Dimension:: energy

capacitance¶: capacitance of the capacitor.

Symbol:: C
Latex:: \(C\)
Dimension:: capacitance

voltage¶: voltage across the capacitor.

Symbol:: V
Latex:: \(V\)
Dimension:: voltage

law¶

W = C * V^2 / 2

Latex:: \[W = \frac{C V^{2}}{2}\]