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scripts/power_calcs.py

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#!/usr/bin/python
import sys
cabletype = sys.argv[1]
voltage_limit = 11.5
cable_size = {
"13": 1.5,
"16": 2.5,
"32": 6.0,
"63": 16,
}
single_phase = {
1.5: 31,
2.5: 19,
6.0: 7.9,
16: 2.9,
}
three_phase = {
1.5: 27,
2.5: 16,
6.0: 6.8,
16: 2.5,
}
drop = 0
if "/3" in cabletype:
drop = three_phase[cable_size[cabletype[:-2]]]
else:
drop = single_phase[cable_size[cabletype]]
print("Voltage Drop (per ampere per metre): {}mV/A/m".format(drop))
assumed_load = int(sys.argv[2])
length = int(sys.argv[3])
total_drop = drop * assumed_load * length / 1000
print("Total drop at {}A over {}m is: {}V".format(assumed_load, length, total_drop))
if total_drop > voltage_limit:
print("FAILED: VOLTAGE DROP TOO HIGH")
max_length = (voltage_limit * 1000) / (drop * assumed_load)
print("Maximum length of cable at this load: {}m".format(int(max_length)))
r = total_drop / assumed_load
pfc = 230 / r
print("Estimated PFC is {:.1f}A".format(pfc))