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.