What is a coupling capacitor?

@silverscorpion • 02 Dec, 2008 A coupling capacitor is a capacitor used to separate the various stages in a circuit, for example, to separate the stages of a multistaged amplifier. It separates the dc and ac components and 'couples' the output of one stage to the input of the next stage.

@sauravgoswami • 02 Dec, 2008 watever silver said is correct,but the basic function of coupling capacitors is too remove noise or other disturbances and make sure the output of previous stage is compatible with one were it is inputted!!!

@r6rammy • 07 Dec, 2008 do i use it for adding dc to an ac signal???
I am planning to do differential conductance measurement and i need to add the sine out from the lock in amplifier to a dc sourcemeter, how do i go about adding both together? Just join them????

@me_crazy • 01 Jan, 2009 Take a look here:
Capacitive coupling
A Guide to Capacitors: Electrolytic Capacitor, Ceramic Capacitor and others

I hope they'll help you.

@augustin87r • 07 Dec, 2010 Hello,

I have going through theoretic details about coupling capacitance. I have to exercise somehow. On this schematic, what are the coupling capacitors? I know a few , especially the electrolitic ones, but can somebody tell me all of them so that i can check my guesses...BEst regards, Augustin



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@akshay04907 • 07 Dec, 2010 but sharat why it is necessary to block the dc component?why they r source of noise only?

@cranky • 10 Dec, 2010

sauravgoswami

watever silver said is correct,but the basic function of coupling capacitors is too remove noise or other disturbances and make sure the output of previous stage is compatible with one were it is inputted!!!

hey i guess the noise here refers to the dc component silver mentioned

@cranky • 10 Dec, 2010

akshay04907

but sharat why it is necessary to block the dc component?why they r source of noise only?

It becomes necessary to block dc components cause-for one,you want your signal with zero as reference,as in no offset...secondly,you do analysis about the operating point and hence,you don't want to disturb the bias

* if Someone could say if this is right

@shreyasm89 • 21 Dec, 2010 you are absolutely right

cranky

It becomes necessary to block dc components cause-for one,you want your signal with zero as reference,as in no offset...secondly,you do analysis about the operating point and hence,you don't want to disturb the bias

* if Someone could say if this is right

@cranky • 29 Dec, 2010 @shreyas89:thumbs up 😀

@Bags003 • 31 Dec, 2010 It helps to isolate the DC bias settings of the two coupled circuits.

@electronics12 • 06 Apr, 2012 A coupling capacitor is a capacitor that allows AC signals to go through but not DC. DC signals are blocked. This is useful for many applications such as when biasing microphones. The DC is needed just for power but should not be transferred to the second half of the circuit.

A good article for reference on coupling capacitors is:
https://www.learningaboutelectronics.com/Articles/What-is-a-coupling-capacitor

@larry80 • 11 Sep, 2012 A single capacitor that is used to link one amplifier stage to another is often called a coupling capacitor.

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@naveee • 12 Sep, 2012

silverscorpion

A coupling capacitor is a capacitor used to separate the various stages in a circuit, for example, to separate the stages of a multistaged amplifier. It separates the dc and ac components and 'couples' the output of one stage to the input of the next stage.

if both AC an DC are separated wat component will through the remaining circuit ?????

@Jeffrey Arulraj • 12 Sep, 2012

r6rammy

do i use it for adding dc to an ac signal???
I am planning to do differential conductance measurement and i need to add the sine out from the lock in amplifier to a dc sourcemeter, how do i go about adding both together? Just join them????

not possible to add a DC signal to AC signal using a coupling capacitor it prevents the DC component completely and passes the AC component furthur

@Jeffrey Arulraj • 12 Sep, 2012 • 1 like

naveee

if both AC an DC are separated wat component will through the remaining circuit ?????

my post #17 answers your qn also i guess

@Jeffrey Arulraj • 12 Sep, 2012

cranky

It becomes necessary to block dc components cause-for one,you want your signal with zero as reference,as in no offset...secondly,you do analysis about the operating point and hence,you don't want to disturb the bias

* if Someone could say if this is right

dc component is not the only source of noise any where

in multi stage if DC passes further there is a possibility of shifting the bias and also to cause signal loss

this can be avoided if we use a coupling capacitor

@Naman Agarwal • 13 Sep, 2012 a simple capacitor can do blocking of dc...then whats is the need of coupling capacitor??

@Jeffrey Arulraj • 14 Sep, 2012 coupling capacitor is used for coupling AC signal from one point to another

what is that you can't understand in it ?