Re: 5MV, 15/120mA Tesla Coil -> Power vs. Energy

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Original poster: Paul Nicholson <paul-at-abelian.demon.co.uk> 

Jim wrote:
 > I think Peak/Average ratio is the best way to describe it.

Ed wrote:
 > Correct, of course, but not such a picturesque way of stating
 > the principal.

But there's more to it than just peak/average ratio:  flashing a
light switch on and off can give you a high peak/average ratio,
but nothing is doing any power compression.   A storage element
must be present.
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Paul Nicholson
Manchester, UK
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