Saturable Reactors (yes, again :)) (fwd)

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Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxxxx>



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Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:55:01 -0800 (PST)
From: J. Aaron Holmes <jaholmes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Saturable Reactors (yes, again :))

Hi folks, I decided to join the party and try building
one of these.  It seems to me, however, that the
simplest way to make a big one might be to start with
a ready-made three-phase transformer.  Does that seem
reasonable?  If you're going for a turns ratio
(control:power) of around 10:1, then a 4160V/240V (or
close) 3PH transformer might be just then thing, yes? 
It would seem like there'd be no winding to do at all;
you'd use the HV winding in the middle for the control
winding, and the LV windings on the outer legs for the
power windings.  You'd have to disconnect the windings
first, since their connections when used as a
three-phase transformer would obviously be all wrong
for this application.

Hmmm...

Regards,
Aaron, N7OE