Create resistance.py

Calculate the resistance of a circular conductor based on the geometry of the wire and the ambient temperature and return the value

Author: Piombacciaio

Electronics_Algorithms/resistance.py

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+def resistance_calculator(material:str, lenght:float, section:float, temperature:float):
+  """
+  material is a string indicating the material of the wire
+  
+  lenght is a floating value indicating the lenght of the wire in meters
+
+  diameter is a floating value indicating the diameter of the wire in millimeters
+
+  temperature is a floating value indicating the temperature at which the wire is operating in °C
+
+  Available materials:
+  - silver
+  - copper
+  - aluminium
+  - tungsten
+  - iron
+  - steel
+  - zinc
+  - solder"""
+
+  materials = {
+    "silver": {
+                "rho": 0.0163,
+                "coefficient": 0.0038
+              },
+
+    "copper": {
+                "rho": 0.0178,
+                "coefficient": 0.00381
+              },
+
+    "aluminium": {
+                  "rho": 0.0284,
+                  "coefficient": 0.004
+                 },
+
+    "tungsten": {
+                  "rho": 0.055,
+                  "coefficient": 0.0045
+                },
+
+    "iron": {
+              "rho": 0.098,
+              "coefficient": 0.006
+            },
+
+    "steel": {
+                "rho": 0.15,
+                "coefficient": 0.0047
+              },
+
+    "zinc": {
+              "rho": 0.06,
+              "coefficient": 0.0037
+            },
+
+    "solder": {
+                "rho": 0.12,
+                "coefficient": 0.0043
+              }
+  }
+
+  rho_20deg = materials[material]["rho"]
+  temp_coefficient = materials[material]["coefficient"]
+
+  rho = rho_20deg * (1 + temp_coefficient * (temperature - 20))
+  resistance = rho * lenght / section
+
+  return f"{resistance}Ω"