— VvA — 



R 

 effective network of a capacitor 



I = Charging current 

 C = Capacitance 

 Ig = Loss current 

 R = Resistance 

 V = Voltage 

 S = Loss angle 



total current 



^ 'i=R 



Figure 23. Current in a capacitor. 



E = EMF source (or cell potential) 



Eq = Open circuit potential 



Ej = Shunted potential 



Rj = Internal resistance 



Rj = Shunt resistance 



Figure 24. Open and closed cell potentials. 



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