Re: is this the correct piggy?

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Original poster: "Steve Ward" <steve.ward@xxxxxxxxx>

Hi Gerry,


> Yes and No.  If I assume the real power draw is 15KW (resonable
> assumtion for a 120 BPS SRSG), then the bang energy needs to be the
> same as with a 14.4KV PIG, 15KVA, using a SRSG at 120 pps.  As the
> voltage drops the V^2 portion of 1/2 CV^2 drops by one fourth so the
> C needs to be four times larger at half the voltage(everything else
> the same).  Read this as twice the cost of your tank cap.

Are you saying the cost per Joule changes with the voltage?

Maybe you need to read your own post twice, Gerry ;-)

The cap bank will cost the same $$ per joule, i dont care what your
transformer is.

Steve Ward

 If you use
> a ARSG at say 400 pps and keep this presentation rate the same
> between the two examples, the same thing can be said.  If you dont
> increase the cap, then the average BPS would need to increase to
> balance the energy flow rate and this means a higher Irms thru the
> caps and is potentially another cost increase in the capacitance..