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From: "Terrell W. Fritz"
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:53:24 -0600
Subject: [TSSP] Top Voltage

Hi All,

I have gotten some round brass spheres for the top of the OLTC.  The sit on a
0.375 inch diameter brass rod on top of the coil.  A current sensor is
connected to the rods base.

http://hot-streamer.com/temp/PaulArc/020911/P9110013.jpg

http://hot-streamer.com/temp/PaulArc/020911/P9110012.jpg

I have three spheres.  Their diameter is (inches):

#1  0.981
#2  1.354
#3  1.833

http://hot-streamer.com/temp/PaulArc/020911/P9110014.jpg

The secondary coil's specs are:
LsecDC = 0.487H
#28 wire
10.75 inches diameter
Base height = 3.5 inches
Winding length = 41 inches
Toroid center 50 inches
Toroid 23.5 diameter 6.5 inch cord
Height of ball center above toroid center
        #1  13.5
        #2  13.7
        #3  13.95
Rod diameter 0.375

I pinged the coil with the toroid and without:

PK  FREQ kHz (Error +/-)    Q FACTOR (Error +/-)   LEVEL
 1   37.801 (0.01%,5Hz)       42.94 (0.41%, 0.2)  -0.3dB
 2  113.550 (0.01%,16Hz)      19.45 (0.83%, 0.2)  -13.5dB
 3  171.773 (0.01%,24Hz)      14.32 (3.32%, 0.5)  -19.2dB
Accounted for 99.36% of input signal


PK  FREQ kHz (Error +/-)    Q FACTOR (Error +/-)   LEVEL
 1   52.203 (0.02%,8Hz)       27.72 (13.28%, 3.7) -0.2dB
 2  125.605 (0.02%,19Hz)      15.29 (1.97%, 0.3)  -12.4dB
 3  179.477 (0.02%,28Hz)      13.18 (5.58%, 0.7)  -17.1dB
 4  228.129 (0.02%,35Hz)      13.20 (9.39%, 1.2)  -21.1dB
 5  275.953 (0.02%,43Hz)      13.83 (13.28%, 1.8) -25.2dB
Accounted for 98.00% of input signal

I tried a little first test tonight and got the following base current wave
forms:

http://hot-streamer.com/temp/PaulArc/020911/S1.gif
http://hot-streamer.com/temp/PaulArc/020911/S2.gif
http://hot-streamer.com/temp/PaulArc/020911/S3.gif

So I think it is ready to go.

Cheers,

        Terry




Maintainer Paul Nicholson, paul@abelian.demon.co.uk.