Voltage/Length (fwd)

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Subject: Voltage/Length (fwd)
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Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 00:53:10 -0600
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From:  Greg Leyh [SMTP:lod-at-pacbell-dot-net]
Sent:  Wednesday, February 04, 1998 10:01 AM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Voltage/Length (fwd)

D.C. Cox wrote:

> I will check my notes but I believe the total cap including electric field
> was closer to 200 pF.  We were running at 14.4 kV RMS with resonant peaks
> in the primary measured at approx 24-26 kV.  No where near the 50 kV you
> mentioned.  Output was at 985 kV in the one-shot mode and in the RSG
> "running" mode the streamers were solid connecting at 9 ft. with some at
> 11-12 ft. but only very intermittant.

  Primary Energy = 0.5Cp x Vp^2 = 16.9J (at 26kV)
Secondary Energy = 0.5Cs x Vs^2 = 97.0J (at 985kV)

Perhaps some of JHC's 'engineering magic' is at work? :)

If you can transform that secondary energy back down to 
the power grid voltage with greater than 30% efficiency,
I need several hundred thousand units right away!!  ;)

> Hope El Nino is slowing back a bit but I see a low parked right off the
> coast that should supply you with 2-3 more storms before it's over.  I
> image the shipyward is getting a bit "muddy"?? or are you on pavement (read
> small lake by now).

It's in a parking lot, but the rain still makes it 
very difficult to work there, especially when there 
are standing puddles and high voltage everywhere... 
We're essentially screwed until the rain lets up; 
perhaps I can apply for disaster relief or something.

-GL