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RE: tank circuit of VTTC




"sundog" <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net> wrote to the list:

>   I'm no MMC expert, but that amperage sounds *really* high for 
a single string.  is it RMS (I'd hope not!), or just peak?

Sundog,

			I peak = dv/dt * C

I in A, dv in V, dt in µs, C in µF

For the choosen caps the peak current is  5000 * 0.047 = 235 A

The question still is, whether this amperage is sufficient for my 
application.

Regards

Herwig