Re: Ideal Magnifier Model - PSPICE (Antonio?)

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Original poster: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com 

Thanks Antonio.  Great info!

Dan


 >  > I quickly threw together an Ideal Magnifier model this morning and was
 >  > wondering if it looked okay.
 >  > In particular, I'm looking at the capacitance, C2 in this model.
 >
 > The capacitances must be in parallel, not in series.
 >
 >  > Should the magnifier driver also include the capacitance of the corona
 >  > ring on the driver coil?
 >
 > Surely.
 >
 > Lumped model of a "Tesla magnifier":
 >        k12
 > +----+   +----+--L3--+---o output
 > |    |   |    |      |
 > C1   L1  L2   C2     C3
 > |    |   |    |      |
 > +----+---+----+------+---o ground
 >
 > C2="self-capacitance" of L2 + "self-capacitance" of L3 + "transmission
 > line" capacitance + other capacitances to ground at that point"
 > (+ guessing factor, since all this is approximate).
 >
 > To simulate the energy transfer transient in Spice, add a step voltage
 > source in series with C1, to simulate the effect of a sudden connection
 > of a charged C1 to the circuit by the primary spark gap. Add resistors
 > in series with the inductors for something not so ideal.
 >
 > Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz
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