Voltage/Length -> reactive losses

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Subject: Voltage/Length -> reactive losses
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Date: Tue, 3 Feb 1998 14:22:44 -0600
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From:  Malcolm Watts [SMTP:MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz]
Sent:  Tuesday, February 03, 1998 2:35 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Voltage/Length -> reactive losses

In reply:

> From:  John H. Couture [SMTP:couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net]
> Sent:  Sunday, February 01, 1998 6:20 PM
> To:  Tesla List
> Subject:  Re: Voltage/Length -> reactive losses
> 
> 
>   Jim, Malcolm -
> 
>   On rereading this post I have a question.
> 
>   By "energy lost to stray coupling" are you inferring this is a "reactive
> loss"? 

No. It is modelled as a resistance in the tuned circuit/s, either 
shunt or series. Coupling to unwanted objects is of course either 
inductive or capacitive or a mixture of both.

If so, what are the equations involved?

If you can define the exact nature of the unwanted load and the 
coupling constant or capacitance between the coil/s and it, you can 
formulate for it. The stray load is probably never going to be the 
same every time unless no other object in the room has been moved and 
the humidity hasn't changed.

Malcolm

> This is very important to the operation of Tesla coils.

>   Are there other coilers that have taken this into consideration?
> 
>   John Couture

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