Ma'anar capacitor ɗin farantin layi ɗaya
Kafafen da ke da alaƙa da farantin layi ɗaya (parallel plate capacitor) wani kafafen da ke da layuka biyu masu layi ɗaya, kowanne farantin yana da yankin giciye-sashe daidai (A) da kuma faranti biyu da aka raba ta da wani tazara (d), kamar yadda aka nuna a hoton hagu. Ɗaya daga cikin faranti masu jagora yana da caji mai kyau (+Q) yayin da ɗayan farantin masu jagora yana da caji mara kyau (-Q), inda adadin cajin lantarki a kan kowanne faranti daidai yake. Domin kada cajin ya motsa zuwa ga kwayar iska, ana ware capacitor daga muhalli, kuma tsakanin faranti biyu, akwai injin tsotsewa.
An ga hoton ƙofar daga sama. Yi bitar misali inda aka tura ƙofar a cikin ƙarfi biyu iri ɗaya waɗanda suke da girma da alkibla iri ɗaya, inda alkiblar ƙarfin take daidai da ƙofar. Da farko, ana tura ƙofar da ƙarfin F.