Project THOR: status update

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• Subject: Project THOR: status update
• From: "Marco Denicolai" <Marco.Denicolai-at-tellabs.fi> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 16:27:06 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Hello everybody.

Just a few words about the status of my project.

As maybe some of you recall, the idea was to build a DC powered TC: that
included the design and construction of a 20 kV, 20 kW switching power supply
(SMPS).

At June beginning I had a functional prototype of the SMPS capable of
charging a
0.1 uF capacitor to 2 kV in 0.5 milliseconds. This was a single module fed with
230 VAC. With four modules fed with 400 VAC I plan to charge the same capacitor
to about 20 kV in 0.5 ms.

I am now in the process of designing a PCB for each part of the SMPS
(controller
+ 4 modules + other stuff). It will be housed in a standard 19" sized rack. I
must design  a total of 4 PCBs  100 x 160 cm, double sided.

The controller PCB is ready. I'm now starting with the power module PCB.

Regards

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