electricpy.passive.capenergy

electricpy.passive.capenergy(C, V)[source]

Capacitor Energy Formula.

A simple function to calculate the stored voltage (in Joules) in a capacitor with a charged voltage.

\[E=\frac{1}{2}*C*V^2\]
Parameters:
  • C (float) – Capacitance in Farads.

  • V (float) – Voltage across capacitor.

Returns:

energy – Energy stored in capacitor (Joules).

Return type:

float