From: boris petkovic
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 09:10:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [TSSP] Top Voltage
--- Paul wrote:
>
> > 300 Vfire raised medium shpere (base current)
> > http://hot-streamer.com/temp/OLTC10-12-11.gif
> > http://hot-streamer.com/temp/OLTC10-12-11.CSV
> > breakout was 100% of teh time
>
> I notice when examining the secondary ringdown that
> we can see a clear transition between the initial
> steep part of the decay, and the later part of
> the ringdown.
>
> The transition seems to occur around 400uS, at 0.6
> amps base current. This corresponds to 63kV on the
> topload, and a surface field on the sphere of 19kV.
>
> Prior to this point, the Q factor averages 32 and
> afterwards, it averages 86 (almost the unloaded
> value).
>
> I suppose we're seeing the discharge cut off.
>
---
Let me see if I got this right.This would mean that
prior to breakout Q~90 and when inital field reaches
high enough value discharge starts,it lasts while
lowering Q to about 32,and stops when voltage falls to
about 63kv.After that Q recovers.
Correct?
Cheers,
Boris
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