# source - The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC_time_constant """ Description ----------- When a capacitor is connected with a potential source (AC or DC). It starts to charge at a general speed but when a resistor is connected in the circuit with in series to a capacitor then the capacitor charges slowly means it will take more time than usual. while the capacitor is being charged, the voltage is in exponential function with time. 'resistance(ohms) * capacitance(farads)' is called RC-timeconstant which may also be represented as τ (tau). By using this RC-timeconstant we can find the voltage at any time 't' from the initiation of charging a capacitor with the help of the exponential function containing RC. Both at charging and discharging of a capacitor. """ from math import exp # value of exp = 2.718281828459… def charging_capacitor( source_voltage: float, # voltage in volts. resistance: float, # resistance in ohms. capacitance: float, # capacitance in farads. time_sec: float, # time in seconds after charging initiation of capacitor. ) -> float: """ Find capacitor voltage at any nth second after initiating its charging. Examples -------- >>> charging_capacitor(source_voltage=.2,resistance=.9,capacitance=8.4,time_sec=.5) 0.013 >>> charging_capacitor(source_voltage=2.2,resistance=3.5,capacitance=2.4,time_sec=9) 1.446 >>> charging_capacitor(source_voltage=15,resistance=200,capacitance=20,time_sec=2) 0.007 >>> charging_capacitor(20, 2000, 30*pow(10,-5), 4) 19.975 >>> charging_capacitor(source_voltage=0,resistance=10.0,capacitance=.30,time_sec=3) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: Source voltage must be positive. >>> charging_capacitor(source_voltage=20,resistance=-2000,capacitance=30,time_sec=4) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: Resistance must be positive. >>> charging_capacitor(source_voltage=30,resistance=1500,capacitance=0,time_sec=4) Traceback (most recent call last): ... ValueError: Capacitance must be positive. """ if source_voltage <= 0: raise ValueError("Source voltage must be positive.") if resistance <= 0: raise ValueError("Resistance must be positive.") if capacitance <= 0: raise ValueError("Capacitance must be positive.") return round(source_voltage * (1 - exp(-time_sec / (resistance * capacitance))), 3) if __name__ == "__main__": import doctest doctest.testmod()