Re: ScanTesla program - basically working!!

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts" <m.j.watts@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

On 10 Jun 2005, at 20:43, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Hi All,
>
> I note that the ScanTesla program is repeating something the MicroSim
> modeling suggested months back, but I ignored...
>
> The MicroSim model took all day to work by "hand"...  ScanTesla took
> 35 seconds while I "watched" ;-)))
>
> But it suggests that "very low" coupling may be a good thing....  Like
> a coupling of 0.03!!!   I am guessing that this would ring the primary
> to "very high" voltages and give very high secondary voltages (and
> probably good sparks ;-))...  The model suggest that this is a fairly
> "optimal" power transfer (and significantly better!) situation for
> getting really high top terminal voltages even with a significant
> streamer load...  Lp is pretty much set for the Fo frequency since the
> coupling is so low...
>
> The effect seems very real!!  I am not sure that say Cp voltage is
> "practical" though....  The peak Cs voltage is like 525kV...  But we
> could redesign for some pretty nasty primary voltages if needed...

With primary voltages that high, who needs a secondary?

;
Malcolm

> Lot of assumptions here, but computers don't lie ;-))))  I will try to
> set up a test of this for Sunday's DRSSTC follies...
>
> If it does not work, some of our long "proven" model parameters need
> to change...
>
> Much much to ponder.......
>
> Cheers,
>
>  Terry
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