electricpy.passive.timedischarge

electricpy.passive.timedischarge(Vinit, Vmin, C, P, dt=0.001, RMS=True, Eremain=False)[source]

Capacitor Discharge Time Formula.

Returns the time to discharge a capacitor to a specified voltage given set of inputs.

Parameters:

  • Vinit (float) – Initial Voltage (in volts)

  • Vmin (float) – Final Voltage (the minimum allowable voltage) (in volts)

  • C (float) – Capacitance (in Farads)

  • P (float) – Load Power being consumed (in Watts)

  • dt (float, optional) – Time step-size (in seconds) (defaults to 1e-3 | 1ms)

  • RMS (bool, optional) – if true converts RMS Vin to peak

  • Eremain (bool, optional) – if true: also returns the energy remaining in cap

Returns:

  • Returns time to discharge from Vinit to Vmin in seconds.

  • May also return remaining energy in capacitor if Eremain=True