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Voltage required for a spark plug - dielectric constant of air

The dielectric constant of air is approximately 3 kV/mm. The typical space between car spark plugs is between 0.6 and 1.8 mm. By multiplying those numbers in mm by the dielectric constant of air, we ...
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Why it can be asserted that the bottom plate takes the highest potential and the top plates takes the lowest of the capacitor?

The ideal parallel capacitor has been filled with 2 dielectrics as shown in the above diagram. $$ V_{1} :=\text{potential at the top plate} $$ $$ V_{2} :=\text{potential at the bottom plate} $$ $$...
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BIL, Dielectric Breakdown, Shrink Wrap, and Safety. Is there a resource for this information?

I am currently working with a system that produces high voltage transients for system testing, and have some cables that need to be made/modified to work with some new equipment. The operating ...
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Minimum number of capacitors

I require a capacitance of 2×10^-6 F in a circuit across a potential difference of 1kV . I have a large number of 1×10^-6 F is available which can each withstand a potential of 400V. Suggest a ...
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