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Re: [TCML] Looking for pulse cap



Matt -

Eh??

Clearly, my post contained no answers whatsoever, only questions to try to gain a better understanding of Dave's rather unique capacitor requirements.

Most of the large DRSSTCs that I've seen get by using a cap with a lower voltage rating, but they may not actually be attaining a primary current of 2400A.

Regards,
Herr Zapp
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Subject: Re: [TCML] Looking for pulse cap



Hi Herr Zapp,



Interesting questions, but how do they relate to answering the question Dave asked?

Matt D.



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Dave -?
?
A few questions:?
?
1. How are you calculating the voltage requirements for the tank cap??
?
2. How large a multiplier are you using to define the capacitor's voltage margin (safety factor)??
?
3. What is the manufacturer's voltage rating for the IGBTs you will be using??
?
4. What is the calculated peak primary current??
?
Regards,?
Herr Zapp?




----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Leddon" <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>?
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Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 11:19 AM?
Subject: [TCML] Looking for pulse cap?
?
Hi all,?
?
? I'm working on a fairly large DRSSTC and I find that an MMC adequate to

?the task may be out of my financial reach. If I were to push the igbt

?bridge to its limits I would require a cap rated at 20 kv at 0.5 mfd.

?This begins to sound like pole pig territory. If anyone has a cap like

?this that they would consider selling, or if they know of a resource that

?I can pursue, please let me know.?
?
Thanks,?
Dave?
Pleasanton, Ca?
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