Re: RSG's different shape electrodes

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• Subject: Re: RSG's different shape electrodes
• From: Greg Leyh <lod-at-pacbell-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 17:42:27 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

> Original Poster: "Barton B. Anderson" <mopar-at-uswest-dot-net>


> Thanks for posting the above "important" info. I never before considered
the dwell
> time and speed of the ratating electrodes in this manner. Increasing
rotating
> electrodes to increase bps may not be the optimum design. Higher RPM
might be
> better. There must be conditions existing between  RPM and breaks which
can cause
> too-little or too-much dwell affecting many factors and ultimately
> performance.
> Given the rpm, breaks, async, sync, dwell, charge time, bang time,
quenching,
> gapping, efficiency, etc... the RSG can be a very complex beast.

Indeed...for those reasons and SCALING LAWS as well, 
solid state alternatives are all the more attractive.

Consider for fun, the design of a 1MW spark gap:
Vpri = 150,000V
Ipri =   6,800A
BPS(max) = 300
I would estimate that approx 30 series (moving) breaks
and over 300 HP would be required for proper quenching.
-- 


-GL
www.lod-dot-org

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