Magnetic pulse Tesla Coil needs megawatt directional coupler

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Subject: Magnetic pulse Tesla Coil needs megawatt directional coupler
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Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 17:30:08 -0600
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From:  Bill Lemieux [SMTP:gomez-at-netherworld-dot-com]
Sent:  Friday, March 27, 1998 11:47 AM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Magnetic pulse Tesla Coil needs megawatt directional coupler

Scott Stephens:

> Poor FET went POOF! Stopping that
> current was like trying to stop a freight train.
> 
> One solution would be to place a spark gap on the inductor, and let the gap
> fire to deliver its charge to a TC primary. All the energy would need to be
> absorbed in the first cycle, as the next oscillation a nasty voltage level
> would appear at the FET drain (FET is connected common source). So a high K
> value, like .999 would be necessary with a hot spark mandator.

What about Positive Temperature Coeffecient Resistor switches, or even
the new
high-voltage, high-current Gate Turn-Off thyristors?

-Gomez

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