Re: Residual charge left on caps

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

Hi Gary,

In practice, we experience the effect with a gazzion cycles.  I wonder if
more simulation cycles need to be done before seeing an accumulation.  Also,
could you explain coronal rectification?  Does it have something to do with
the dialectric tensor?

Gerry R
Ft Collins, CO



 > Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau-at-hp-dot-com>
 >
 > A while back I performed some MicroSim simulations to try to see what
could
 > be causing such a thing to occur.  I did include unequal leakage
 > resistances as well as unequal capacitances, but I was unable to get any
 > cumulative charge to build over multiple mains cycles.  It's got to be
 > something non-linear, like coronal rectification.
 >
 > Gary Lau
 > MA, USA