The word capacitor was used after the condenser word was used in place of the word capacitor but now, they both are different as the condenser has different instruments in the study field whereas the capacitor does not while the capacitors have the dielectrics within themselves.
Condenser vs Capacitor
The main difference between the Condenser and Capacitor is that condenser is the old terminology that is used since the year 1926 and it is used in various fields. On the other hand, the capacitor is a new terminology that has layers of dielectrics between them which can accumulate electricity.
Condensers are the old term but they have the same work as the capacitor, therefore, the term condenser is used rarely and the energy which is generated here is stored in the electrostatic field which is present between the poles of the condenser and flows there. An example of a condenser is an optical instrument etc.
The capacitor is a new term that is mostly a result of the scientific terminology and as the energy generated here is stored in the electric field which is present between the plates of the capacitor and flows there. An example of capacitors in use is that they are used for single coupling, decoupling of computer memories, etc.
Comparison Table Between Condenser and Capacitor
| Parameters of Comparison | Condenser | Capacitor |
| Term | This is the old term which is used for the capacitors | This is the new term that is used at the place of the condenser |
| Establishment year | The term condenser was used up to the year 1926 | This term is started using from the year 1926 and the use of the word condenser was replaced by this. |
| Definition | Condensers are used in so many different fields of study and different instruments are present for the student. | Capacitors have the same structure in every field |
| Energy conversion | The energy is converted to an electrostatic field and which lies between the poles of the condenser | The energy is converted to the electric field and which lies between the plates of the capacitor |
| Uses | It is used in optical instruments, in converting gas to build state, etc. | It is used in single coupling, filtering, decoupling, etc. |
What is Condenser?
As in the view of electricity, the condenser and the capacitor are considered the same. Other than that the condenser is considered as alluding to different things. And if we see the condenser from the perspective of the machine then it is called consolidation of vapor into water.
Beans of light focus on the lightweight, and then it changes to narrow beans. The energy generated in the capacitor is stored in the electric field as well as the energy generated by the condenser is found to be in the electrostatic field. These are the device that converts the gas material to a fluid state(gas state to fluid state).
They all have the principle of working where they work for the removal of the heat component which is done with the help of the cooling system. These condensers constitute a vital component of the overall thermal power plant, air conditioner system in distillation, optical systems, and so on.
Therefore we can say that every condenser is capable of fulfilling the process of removing the heat from the gas with the help of the cooling system it contains within itself.
What is Capacitor?
A capacitor is a combination of two conductive bodies which contain plates, foils, metalized foils and that are separated by different things which are dielectrics (they have the capacity or the ability to accumulate electricity). The classic storage device of electrostatic is had parallel metals plates which are two in the count and they are also separated by the dielectrics which are also called electric isolators.
The unit for the capacitor is capable of the capacitor which gives us the amount of the charge which is denoted by Q over the voltage present U. This can be connected parallel, or in series and in combination too and when so many capacitors are connected in a group then they are called capacitor battery. While the capacitors are divided into three parts they are namely electrostatic, electrolytic, and electrochemical.
Some of the application of the capacitor is that they are used in the filtration of AC signals and remove the unwanted part of the signals, it blocks the DC signal and passes the AC signals, it also removes the unwanted part of the voltage from the power supply. Also, making the unstable AC voltage into stable DC voltage carries the AC signals to the ground level.
Main Differences Between Condenser and Capacitor
- The condenser is the old term that is used for the capacitors whereas Capacitor is the new term that is used in place of the condenser
- The condenser was used up to the year 1926 whereas Capacitor is started using from the year 1926 and the use of the word condenser was replaced by this
- The condenser is used in so many different fields of study and different instruments are present for the students whereas Capacitors have the same structure in every field
- The condenser converts energy to the electrostatic field and which lies between the poles of the condenser whereas the Capacitor converts energy to the electric field and which lies between the plates of the capacitor
- The condenser is used in optical instruments, in converting gas to a fluid state, etc whereas capacitor is used in the single coupling, filtering, decoupling, etc.
Conclusion
To sum up, everything which is stated so far, we can say that both the capacitor and the condenser are the same devices while we get to know that the word condenser is the old version of the word capacitor which stopped using in the year 1926.
The condenser has a different structure in different fields while the capacitor does not have but the size present between the capacitor may vary which influences the capacitance of the device. And the energy generated is also stored between the different modes in different fields. Also, the capacitor stores the static electricity and has two different accounts that are the capacity and the voltage.
References
- https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/544661/
- https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/5060438/