Which is more suitable to measure the perfect capacitor?

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  1. Owen’s bridge 
  2. Anderson’s bridge 
  3. De-Sauty’s bridge 
  4. Hay’s bridge 

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Option 3 : De-Sauty’s bridge 
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The correct answer is option 3.

De-Sauty’s bridge is used for the measurement of capacitance.

Owen’s bridge, Anderson’s bridge, and Hay’s bridge are used for the measurement of inductance.

Measurement of Capacitance

Method

Parameters

De-Sauty’s bridge

Perfect capacitor 

Schering bridge

Lossy capacitor

 

Measurement of Inductance

Method

Parameters

Owen’s bridge

Suitable for low Q coil (Q < 1)

Maxwell bridge

Suitable for medium Q coil (1 < Q < 10)

Hay’s bridge

Suitable for high Q coil (Q > 10)

Anderson bridge

Fastest bridge

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