Re: [TCML] quench times again

["Barton B. Anderson" <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Chris,

Chris Swinson wrote:
> So it seems you are saying that even if the secodnary is shorted out, 
> it will not change the transfer time. Though the tank voltage drops a 
> lot quicker so something has got faster ?
Yes, the ground strike caused the energy in the secondary to clamp down 
and drain faster (the energy contained in the secondary at that moment 
in time). If this occurred during the pri to sec transfer, then there is 
still energy being coupled to the secondary. That energy will continue 
to transfer at it's rate determined by the mutual inductance which is 
where we derive the coupling from.
> Also if the tank voltage has droped to the point where the spark gap 
> turns off, then it still has to be faster ? Its in terms of 1st notch 
> quench vs 4th notch.. If all the tank energy has been used up then the 
> spark gap will just turn off, this has to be quicker than say no break 
> out on the secodnary which will not drain the tank cap as fast....
Yes, the quench time is faster (if the system is normally something 
longer than 1st notch), but the rate of transfer remains the same.
> So With different quench times, the tank cap has to have transfered 
> energy faster as it will alter the quench point
Ok, the total transfer time is based on the transfer rate and the number 
of times this transfer occurs. If we shorten the number of transfers, 
the total transfer time will be shorter. The rate does not. Terminology 
differentiating these two separate aspects.

Take care,
Bart

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