Power in a TC System

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• Subject: Power in a TC System
• From: "Gavin Dingley" <gavin.dingley-at-astra.ukf-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 07:59:13 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Hi all,
Up until now, I have been using the primary tank capacitor reactance to
judge the power used by my TC system. That is, I calculated the
capacitors reactance at the mains frequency (50Hz) and divided the
square of the kV output of my NST by it. P=V^2 / X. Does this give a
true indication of system power?

The alternative would be to multiply the number of brakes per second in
the SG by the energy stored in the capacitor, that is,

((C V^2) / 2) * Bps

Which is correct?

Regards,

Gavin, U.K.

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