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Re: Charging inductors for resonant charging



Original poster: "gtyler" <gtyler-at-drummond-dot-org.za> 

Are you not using this choke on DC? If so the transformer will saturate.

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Subject: Re: Charging inductors for resonant charging


 > Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >
 > Very, very clever... I like it!
 > One could make a very sophsticated system if one wanted, and you'd be
 > working at "reasonable" voltages
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 > Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 10:25 AM
 > Subject: Re: Charging inductors for resonant charging
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: Bert Hickman <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  > Ed, Jim and all,
 >  >
 >  > Here's an idea I was kicking around with Ed Wingate a while back.
You
 > could
 >  > simply use another distribution transformer and ballast as a HV
charging
 >  > inductor. Use the HV winding in series as the charging inductor.
Connect
 >  > the low voltage side of the DT to high current ballast (welder or
 >  > adjustable high current inductive ballast). The DT will multiply
the LV
 >  > side ballast inductance by its turns ratio squared, easily making
the HV
 >  > side look like a large, adjustable, HV inductor. And a properly
sized DT
 >  > already has the necessary BIL and current rating required.
 >  >
 >  > By selecting the proper distribution transformer and ballast, you
should
 > be
 >  > able to get almost infinite flexibility with without the need to
resort to
 >  > a custom HV choke.
 >  >
 >  > Best regards,
 >  >
 >  > -- Bert --
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