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Re: free standing coil
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To: tesla-at-grendel.objinc-dot-com
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Subject: Re: free standing coil
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From: "Malcolm Watts" <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
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Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 18:21:37 +1200
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Ed, thanks for the comments.
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> On the practical side of the Q issue, I asked Richard Hull about
> the Q's they get for their Magnifiers. He estimated that the loaded (
> meaning with terminal connected ) coil Q was about 80. This is probably
I define loaded Q in the classic sense of having the coil loaded
(in this case by spark resistance). In a normal use of a transmission
line it is normally by its characteristic impedance. Spark loading
is rather less well defined than this (depends on spark current and
degree of spark channel ionization).
L/C ratio is the definitive factor in his Q measurement. The coil
former will add to R in the equation below as will spark when run-
ning.
(Q=1/R x SQRT(L/C)
Characteristic impedance approx SQRT(L/C) for high Q coil
> since they used a fairly thick (1/4"?)1ft diameter PVC form, but they still
> get 100+ inch arcs at 7kW of input power. So, perhaps it is not worth
> the investment to obtain the highest Q's?!?
It would be an interesting exercise, but since the primary will be
the determining factor when powered, you're probably right. System
(coupled) Q is an aggregate : Qsys = SQRT(Qp x Qs)
> A related request for the group:
No problem. I'll post some data directly to avoid clogging the list.
I'll try and get it together this weekend.
I once tried the same trick on usa-tesla and got no help at all :-(
> The method I use to determine Q is the 1/2 power bandwith method:
Ditto
> 1) find the resonant frequency f0 of your coil with/without terminal
> using a sine wave signal generator
Signal lead connected directly to bottom of the coil ? Do you want
to take sig. gen. impedance into account ?
Malcolm