Re: Full-Bridge -vs- Half-Bridge

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Original poster: humanb-at-chaoticuniverse-dot-com 

I posted this last week but didn't get any answers, so
I'll try one last time ;-)

On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 12:52:22 -0700 (PDT),
humanb-at-chaoticuniverse-dot-com wrote:

 >
 > Hi, can someone tell me just how much more power a
 > H-bridge can process over a Half-Bridge? It's not just
 > 2X as much is it? It isn't that simple, is it? Also,
 > what would be the best way to calculate the optimum
 > Capacitance in the voltage divider for a Half-Bridge?
 > Currently I am using two 1uF caps, but when running a
 > resonant tank one may want to adjust this, so I would
 > like to find a way to calculate the optimum ballance.
 >
 > Thanks,
 >
 > David Trimmell