Re: Simulating Load for SSTC Coil Simulations - Terry Fritz model?

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>

Hi Dan,

If it is a MicroSim model, I could look at it here and see if I can find 
anything wrong.  This might be of some help too:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MyCoils/CWCoil/CWImpedance.txt

Cheers,

         Terry

At 08:46 AM 1/28/2004, you wrote:

>Steve Ward and myself have been working with a PSPICE SSTC simulation.
>I currently been basing my resonator model off
>the model Terry Fritz has developed and I have used real-world numbers
>both measured and calculated for my particular
>resonator.
>
>However, during simulation, I don't believe the model is providing
>enough of a load.  I'm getting peak currents of over 100A during max. RF
>envelope and RMS currents of 40A+ (about 9kW+) over many periods of
>operation.
>
>Do you think the discrepancy could be due to the fact of using an ideal
>model for the input 240VAC power source or is it
>a limitation of the model itself.
>
>I want to simulate the death out of this new inverter circuit, but
>without a valid resonator model, i'm basically SOL.
>
>Any thoughts???
>
>Dan