From: mystuffs@orwell.net (Metlicka Marc)
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 12:51:42 -0400
Subject: Re: [TSSP] Genetic optimisation
paul, all Paul wrote: > Not that any of the results would be particularly realistic, as I > don't suppose we can take into account the breakout characteristics of > the toploads involved. Is there any hope of being able to calculate a > reasonable estimate of the voltage at which a particular topload will > discharge? i may be way off in my thinking, but could, using my triggered gap to force gap conduction, i use a variac to bring the voltage to an nst up slowly, use a one set sized toroid and find the input voltage where the toroid just breaks out. then use another toroid of close diameter but of a larger dryer duct, then bring the voltage up slowly until it just breaks out. then use a toroid of larger overall diameter and do the same. this may give some starting data and then maybe the roc's of each could be calculated into a form of database to find the mean breakout voltages of different roc's? since i could do this with the same coil profile and only the topload being changed, would this help in any way? i cover all of my dryer duct toroids i build with a layer of aluminum tape to try to smooth, and i have been having good luck coating the duct with drywall mud then sanding smooth, spraying with polyurethane, then aluminum tape for a smooth toroid almost as good as a spun toroid. i could do this with the three or five control topload in this testing? if you, and all on the tssp project, think this data could generate a basis of topload breakout voltage, i would be happy to try. marc If not then any attempt at optimisation is just a piece of > recreational mathematics. > > Food for thought. Comments welcome. > > Cheers, > > -- > Paul Nicholson, > Manchester, UK. > --
Maintainer Paul Nicholson, paul@abelian.demon.co.uk.