BASIC
MEASUREMENT
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Capacitance (C)
Background
Capacitance measures the amount of electronic
charge stored between two terminals.
Range
0.001pF ~ 1F
Type
•
Series Capacitance C
S
•
Parallel Capacitance C
P
Combination
•
C
S
+ Q
•
C
S
+ D
•
C
S
+ R
S
•
C
P
+ Q
•
C
P
+ D
•
C
P
+ R
P
•
C
P
+ G
P
Formula
C
j
R
Z
S
ϖ
−
=
S
S
R
C
Q
ϖ
1
=
S
S
R
C
D
ϖ
=
C
j
G
Y
P
ϖ
+
=
P
P
R
C
Q
ϖ
=
P
P
C
G
D
ϖ
=
LCR-8101
User
Manual
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Inductance (L)
Background
Inductance measures the amount of magnetic flux
generated in certain electrical current.
Range
0.1nH ~ 100kH
Type
•
Series Inductance L
S
•
Parallel Inductance L
P
Measurement
combination
•
L
S
+ Q
•
L
S
+ D
•
L
S
+ R
S
•
L
P
+ Q
•
L
P
+ D
•
L
P
+ R
P
•
L
P
+ G
P
Formula
L
j
R
Z
S
ϖ
+
=
S
S
R
L
Q
ϖ
=
,
S
S
L
R
D
ϖ
=
L
j
G
Y
P
ϖ
−
=
P
P
L
R
Q
ϖ
=
,
P
P
G
L
D
ϖ
=