Re: [TCML] tripolar coil

[Atomic <atomicrox@xxxxxxxxx>]

Might be easier to use RC grade brushless motors/ESCs for speed control. I
intend to try that eventually!

On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 6:30 PM, David Thomson <
tcbuilder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> There certainly will be challenges, but the idea is to explore new ways of
> manifesting streamers.  I'm not sure what the limits of the controller are,
> yet.  But I do know that my immediate requirement is only for tens to a few
> hundred Hertz.
>
> Another potential application is for driving BLDC motors at programmable
> speeds to explore the effects on the spark gap break rate.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On 2/18/13 12:43 PM, David Thomson wrote:
> >
> >> I found a really neat digital three phase controller kit online.  There
> >> are
> >> at least two companies who provide these.  There is a difference in the
> >> way
> >> the PWM is implemented.
> >>
> >> http://www.freescale.com/**webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?**
> >> code=WBT_MOTORPWMTUT_WP<
> http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?code=WBT_MOTORPWMTUT_WP
> >
> >>
> >> One is based on the beginning of the signal and the other is based on
> the
> >> center of the signal.  Sine wave applications would likely do better
> with
> >> the center-based signal.  I would imagine a tripolar TC would do better
> >> with pulse signaling at perhaps 10% duty cycle.
> >>
> >> Since my present project requires sine waves, I'm using the Freescale
> kit
> >> at:
> >>
> >> http://www.freescale.com/**webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.**
> >> jsp?code=3PHASELV-KIT<
> http://www.freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=3PHASELV-KIT
> >
> >>
> >> Texas Instruments also has a kit:
> >>
> >> http://www.ti.com/tool/**drv8312-c2-kit<
> http://www.ti.com/tool/drv8312-c2-kit>
> >>
> >> Both of the above kits comes with a USB controller, and software.  The
> >> Freescale kit also includes a BLDC motor and everything is preinstalled.
> >>
> >> I envision this controller kit being able to control solid state relays.
> >>
> >>
> > Of course, these things are for frequencies down in the tens/hundreds of
> > Hz range.. as opposed to 100-300 kHz..
> >
> > consider a small demo with 3-6 coils, each a NST sized (say a 4" diameter
> > secondary and 0.015 uF primary L).. the fRes is going to be 200-300 kHz.
> >
> > (as opposed to running 3 coils off 60 Hz three phase, so the "bangs" are
> > distributed among the three coils in sequence.. which might also be
> > interesting to watch)
> >
> >
> >
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