electricpy.passive.rectifiercap

electricpy.passive.rectifiercap(Iload, fswitch, dVout)

Rectifier Capacitor Formula.

Returns the capacitance (in Farads) for a needed capacitor in a rectifier configuration given the system frequency (in Hz), the load (in amps) and the desired voltage ripple.

\[C=\frac{I_{load}}{f_{switch}*\Delta V_{out}}\]

Parameters:

• Iload (float) – The load current that must be met.

• fswitch (float) – The switching frequency of the system.

• dVout (float) – Desired delta-V on the output.

Returns:

C – Required capacitance (in Farads) to meet arguments.

Return type:

float