electricpy.motorstartcap

electricpy.motorstartcap(V, I, freq=60)[source]

Single Phase Motor Starting Capacitor Function.

Function to evaluate a reccomended value for the startup capacitor associated with a single phase motor.

Parameters:
V : float

Magnitude of motor terminal voltage in volts.

I : float

Magnitude of motor no-load current in amps.

freq : float, optional

Motor/System frequency, default=60.

Returns:

C – Suggested capacitance in Farads.

Return type:

float