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To: DB

That makes more sense. But capacitors are limited in the amount of energy can store by their physical size. I used to know the formula to calculate the capacitance given a number of dimensions, but that is long forgotten.


24 posted on 05/21/2013 2:39:52 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Inside every liberal and WOD defender is a totalitarian screaming to get out.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

For capacitors it is all about plate surface area and distance between electrodes (the thickness of the dielectric between the electrodes). I think the limits are primarily due to materials and methods to maximize surface area.


33 posted on 05/21/2013 2:53:51 PM PDT by DB
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Your formula would have to be updated to reflect the advances in nano chemistry.


44 posted on 05/21/2013 3:15:35 PM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by Nature, not Nurture™)
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