Re: [TCML] gdt's.....can u overlap turns?

[Phillip Slawinski <pslawinski@xxxxxxxxx>]

The number of turns you need on your GDT depends on the frequency
you're operating at, the type of material your GDT core is made from,
and the cross-sectional area of the core.  The number of turns you
need will not depend on "how hard you push the coil".  Check out this
article on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformer#Effect_of_frequency  You can
use the equation there to figure out how many turns you need.  (You'll
have to re-arrange it to solve for number of turns).  By the way,
overlapping turns is okay, just make sure you wind all the turns in
the same direction.

On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 17:58, jason hill <effuzionz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> just a quick question.....can the turns on gdt's overlap? and if not would one less turn drastically alter the performance of a sstc? my h-bridge employs the gdt's which is fed by 4 tc4422's. the tc4422's are fed by a tl494.
> my initial response is yes due to the coupling of the 3 windings having to be so tight to cutt down on leakage inductance as far as overlapping turns are concerned.
> and as far as one less turn.....im guessing will relate to how hard i am trying to push my coil.
>
> are these assumptions correct?
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