[TCML] DRSSTC weird waveform behavior
Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz
acmdq at uol.com.br
Sat Jul 2 17:14:58 MDT 2011
On 16:59, Justin B wrote:
> But what the heck is this??
> http://i.imgur.com/nfcC7.jpg
The driver is being turned off after the 7th negative pulse, but the
current is still oscillating, causing conduction of the diodes in
parallel with the drive transistors. This rises the output voltage of
the driver a bit above and below the DC power supplies in the next 4
semicycles, returning energy to the power supply. After this you see the
remaining energy in the secondary coil oscillating and generating a
small oscillating voltage at the driver output. You could let the driver
operate for a few more cycles, completing a full beat of the primary
current. The voltage drop over the transistors seems quite high.
Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz
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