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