Re: MMC calculation Utility

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Original poster: "Matteo Mariani by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <marians19-at-hotmail-dot-com>


First of all, i want to thank you for the positive feedback!
Then i can answer your questions:
For the moment the algorithm takes care only about caps voltage and 
capacitance (the four parameters required by the program to start the 
computation).
The total voltage of the array became the lower limit value, from wich the 
algorithm start to calculate capacitance, by adding capacitors in series 
and strings in parallel untill it reaches the required value of capacitance.
During the writing of the program, I thougth to introduce other design 
parameters, such as pulse current, string length, spacing between strings, 
dissipation, placing geometry and so on, but i found so many troubles (for 
example the total lack of equations and/or experimetal data), that i 
decided to compile the simplest version of the algorithm, that is the 
1.0.2. (note that in the download version, the revision digit may differ 
from 2!!)
It is possible in the near future that i will start experimets about MMC 
geometry, RMS Current handling, etc. to create a new version of the 
algorithm: I'll be glad to find someone else interested in such experimets 
to work with!
I hope someone will understand my English!
Cheers,
Matteo

>Hi Matteo,
>
>I've been meaning to get back to you on this. I downloaded and ran the 
>program (functioned perfectly, no problems at all). For the MMC's values I 
>used, it appears to be functioning well and coming up with the correct 
>number of caps. I am curious if it is designed around dissispation factors 
>such as the CD caps the Geek Group sells? Possibly the program isn't even 
>looking at this information and is strictly determing number of caps and 
>voltage handling (in otherwords, is it looking at RMS current?).
>
>In any event, great job on the program  and thanks for coding a version in 
>English.
>Take care,
>Bart

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