
Preliminary
6.2.2 Equivalent circuits
The two common methods of representing the imperfect dielectric are the series and parallel
circuit. These two circuits include two elements, a capacitor and a resistor.
The resistor represents the loss component of the insulation, while the capacitor represents the
geometric and physical properties, such as the dielectric constant.
The figure below displays the two common methods of representing the imperfect dielectric.
where:
Cs
serial Capacitance [F]
Cp
parallel Capacitance [F]
Rs
serial Resistance [Ω]
Rp
parallel Resistance [Ω]
Z
Impedance (complex) [Ω]
ω
angular frequency [s
-1
] ω=2*
π
*f
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Rs
+
1
j
ω
Cs
=
Rp
1
j
ω
Cp
Rp
+
1
j
ω
Cp
=
Z