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Voltage/Length (fwd)
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Subject: Voltage/Length (fwd)
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From: Tesla List <tesla@stic.net>
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Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 06:02:14 -0600
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From: Scott Stephens [SMTP:stephens@enteract.com]
Sent: Monday, January 26, 1998 5:35 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Voltage/Length (fwd)
At 05:20 PM 1/22/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>From: Bill Lemieux [SMTP:gomez@netherworld.com]
>What about strikes to a divider? If a divider's HV terminal were to
>receive a strike at near-maximum arc length, can we not assume that the
>loading on the seconday will be relatively low due to the resistance of
>the arc channel? Under such a condition, I would assume that the
>voltage delivered to the HV terminal of the divider would be very close
>to the voltage at the secondary HV terminal, minus quite a bit of
>current.
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>Discussion?
I have a couple idea:
1) Let a Strike hit a current transformer/inductor, and peak-detect the
current to derive the maximum voltage.
2) Use an E-field meter. I have a file for one that. I'll post it in a
follow-up message.