[TCML] CW magnifier

[Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz]

On 16:59, lightningfor at lightningforhire.co.nz wrote:
> Hi
> I am just wondering if anyone knows if a "magnifier" style tesla coil can
> be built using CW, or does the principle only work with pulsed coils?
> My understanding of them is they perform best with a low impedance driver
> (primary tank/seconday coil), with a very short duration (fast quenching)
> pulse...
> Anyone tried CW with it...?
>
> Carlos
I have made an analysis of the behavior of a triple resonance network 
with sinusoidal excitation.
My conclusion was that this system is inferior to the double resonance 
version (the "drsstc").
It's not possible to tune the system to produce effects similar to the 
ones of a "magnifier".
If you want the technical details:
http://www.coe.ufrj.br/~acmq/papers/trsstcicecs_corrected.pdf
I wrote a program that does all the calculations and simulates the device:
http://www.coe.ufrj.br/~acmq/programs/trsstcd.zip

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz