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Re: Reflections in Power Transfer



Subject:      Re: Reflections in Power Transfer
       Date:  Fri, 16 May 1997 18:08:49 +1200
       From:  "Malcolm Watts" <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
Organization: Wellington Polytechnic, NZ
         To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com


RE:

>   From:  "Edward V. Phillips" <ed-at-alumni.caltech.edu>
>     To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> 
> 
> "
> Do you think that the streamer impedance can change as fast as
> the current in the sinusoidal waveform?"
>         Will let Malcom speak for himself, but personally
> believe that the non-linearities over a single cycle aren't
> too large, because of the ion transport mechanisms involved.
> Sure there is some effect, but considering that it often 
> takes seconds for the streamers to build to full length (at
> least with my little coils) think that much slower mechanisms
> are involved.
> Ed

Is there the slightest possibility that we can somehow get the 
secondary to lose its lot in one cycle? I would imagine that would 
make for some interesting discharges if so.

Malcolm
 
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