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Re: "Taming the MOT"
My understanding of Finn Hammer's saturable tranny is this: It is current
limited by virtue of the (magnetic) short circuit created by the core
material that passes through the choke windings. This looks EXACTLY like
the current limiting shunts in an NST, right? Adding a choke coil allows
for controlled saturation of the shunts, increasing the saturation of the
shunts reduces it's capability for conduction of flux lines, so more flux is
forced into the secondary winding.
What about this... (Fixed width font!!)
+++++++++++++++ +++|+++ +++++++++++++++
+ + + | + + +
+ +++++++++++++ + | + +++++++++++++ +
+ + PPP CCCCCCCCCCC SSS + +
+ ++PPP++++++++ + | + ++++++++SSS++ +
+ PPP + + | + + SSS +
+ PPP + + | + + SSS +
+ PPP + + | + + SSS +
+ PPP + + | + + SSS +
+ ++PPP++++++++ + | + ++++++++SSS++ +
+ + PPP CCCCCCCCCCC SSS + +
+ +++++++++++++ + | + +++++++++++++ +
+ + + | + + +
+++++++++++++++ +++|+++ +++++++++++++++
"E" "I" "I" "E"
NOTE: proportions look a little strange, but # of +'s gives relative cross
sectional areas of the core components...
This is supposed to be two MOT cores, open "E" faces separated by the two
"I" sections paralleled (or a center leg, all else cut away, of a third
mot). Primary (P) and Secondary (S) are both MOT original primaries, and
the choke coils (C) can be anything that will fit (other primaries, hand
wound, etc). Would this function in much the same way as Finn Hammer's
arrangement? (Hopefully with less cutting...) The "I" sections ought to act
as current limit shunts until the choke coils saturate them, forcing more
flux through secondary.
If this will work out, what should the phasing of the choke coils be?
Probably dont want to have them out of phase, they would just steal all of
the current. Are two DC supplies necessary in this, or could they just be
wired in phase, and driven from the same dc supply? What specifications for
the DC supply would be required?
Is this an inexpensive substitute for a variac (less cost of DC supply), or
am I missing something fatal...
Thanks for your thoughts and questions!
MPF
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