// Model an NTC thermistor with the B parameter formula // Copyright (C)2020-2023, Philip Munts dba Munts Technologies. // // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without // modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: // // * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, // this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. // // THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" // AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE // IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE // ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE // LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR // CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF // SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS // INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN // CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) // ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE // POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. using static System.Math; namespace IO.Devices.Thermistor { /// /// Encapsulate an NTC thermistor. /// public class NTC_B { private readonly double myB; private readonly double myR; /// /// Constructor for a single NTC thermistor object instance. /// /// Thermistor B parameter. /// Thermistor resistance in ohms at the specified /// reference temperature. /// Thermistor reference temperature in /// Kelvins. public NTC_B(double B, double R0, double T0 = 298.15) { myB = B; myR = R0 * Exp(-B / T0); } /// /// Kelvin temperature as a function of the thermistor resistance. /// /// Thermistor resistance in ohms. /// Temperature in Kelvins. public double Kelvins(double R) { return myB / Log(R / myR); } } }