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Based on the research I did online and after reading basic electrical books I understand that a capacitor stores energy in the form of electric fields. So I understand that, to charge a capacitor, all you need is electric field, you do not need current to charge a capacitor, is that correct?

If we can charge a capacitor with only electric fields where little or no current flows, can we charge a capacitor of required rating with high voltage electric fields (but no or little current) coming out of the secondary side of a step up transformer?

The step up operation steps up the voltage to very high levels where we can see arcs if both terminals of secondary coils are brought together in close proximity. The arc shows that there's very strong electric fields between the terminals that they can easily ionises the air and discharge themselves.

If all this is possible I would love to have the formula for calculation, but more than the formulae I want to understand the concept of charging and discharging a capacitor.

Thanks all!

Based on the research I did online and after reading basic electrical books I understand that a capacitor stores energy in the form of electric fields. So I understand that, to charge a capacitor, all you need is electric field, you do not need current to charge a capacitor, is that correct?

If we can charge a capacitor with only electric fields where little or no current flows, can we charge a capacitor of required rating with high voltage electric fields (but no or little current) coming out of the secondary side of a step up transformer?

The step up operation steps up the voltage to very high levels where we can see arcs if both terminals of secondary coils are brought together in close proximity. The arc shows that there's very strong electric fields between the terminals that they can easily ionises the air and discharge themselves.

If all this is possible I would love to have the formula for calculation, but more than the formulae I want to understand the concept of charging and discharging a capacitor.

Thanks all!

Based on the research I did online and after reading basic electrical books I understand that a capacitor stores energy in the form of electric fields. So I understand that, to charge a capacitor, all you need is electric field, you do not need current to charge a capacitor, is that correct?

If we can charge a capacitor with only electric fields where little or no current flows, can we charge a capacitor of required rating with high voltage electric fields (but no or little current) coming out of the secondary side of a step up transformer?

The step up operation steps up the voltage to very high levels where we can see arcs if both terminals of secondary coils are brought together in close proximity. The arc shows that there's very strong electric fields between the terminals that they can easily ionises the air and discharge themselves.

If all this is possible I would love to have the formula for calculation, but more than the formulae I want to understand the concept of charging and discharging a capacitor.

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Can you charge a capacitor with very high voltage and no or little current from secondary side of a step up transformer?

Based on the research I did online and after reading basic electrical books I understand that a capacitor stores energy in the form of electric fields. So I understand that, to charge a capacitor, all you need is electric field, you do not need current to charge a capacitor, is that correct?

If we can charge a capacitor with only electric fields where little or no current flows, can we charge a capacitor of required rating with high voltage electric fields (but no or little current) coming out of the secondary side of a step up transformer?

The step up operation steps up the voltage to very high levels where we can see arcs if both terminals of secondary coils are brought together in close proximity. The arc shows that there's very strong electric fields between the terminals that they can easily ionises the air and discharge themselves.

If all this is possible I would love to have the formula for calculation, but more than the formulae I want to understand the concept of charging and discharging a capacitor.

Thanks all!