RE: [TCML] MMC Voltage

["John Paul Gripp" <pupman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Currently I have 2 30mA in parallel, but I am hoping to upgrade to at least
120mA in the near future.



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Subject: Re: [TCML] MMC Voltage

2.5 x Erms rating of xmfr, in your case approx 20 poer string will work
well.

What is the current rating of your 15 kV nst?

Dr,. Resonance





On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 3:02 PM, John Paul Gripp <pupman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I am in the process of building an MMC for a 15kV NST Coil and was 
> wondering how many 942C20P15K-C caps I should use in series.  
> According to my research, it seems I will need 2 or 3 times peak for 
> my total voltage.  If this is true, am looking at 22-32 caps in each 
> string.  Considering the 942C series can theoretically handle much 
> more than the 2kV rated level, is it really necessary to use this many 
> caps in each string?  What issues should I
> expect if I do not and how likely would they be to occur?   Any suggestion
> for a min number of caps in series?
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> Thanks for your help!
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> JP
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