Re: High Voltage Question

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi,

There are really only two factors, losses and breakdown.  Assuming you use
a fairly powerful source, the losses can be overcome.  BIG transformers get
near 99% efficiency.  Breakdown is the next limit.  You start needing a lot
of oil and spacing which gets impractical pretty fast.  If the frequency is
high, then you have other problems too.  Field strengths and breakdown in
the oil is another concern as the voltages get really high...

So there are no hard limits, just how ambitious you are.

Cheers,

	Terry
 

At 12:06 PM 7/1/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>How high a voltage can someone create through simple turn ratios?  Is there 
>something (physical breakdown?) that prevents making transformers with 
>megavolts?  Just curious...
>