RE: 4 stage SISG. Dinosaurs..

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Original poster: "Jim Mora" <jmora@xxxxxxxxxxx>

WOW, Well worth another trip to Baraboo!

Jim Mora

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Subject: Re: 4 stage SISG. Dinosaurs..

Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson" <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Oh my, those IGBT's must have been expensive!

Bart

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>Largest IGBT so far is the PowerEx 1700 VDC, 2400 Amp units.
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>I used 24 of them in the design for my new 180 kVA "Big Bruiser", 6
>on each corner of the H bridge, 12,000 Amps peak pri
>current.  Design is for 75-80 ft long sparks.  7 ft dia. sec x 62
>feet high overall.  58 ft long sec coil. 20 ft dia toroid with 8 ft
>dia toroid beneath this one.  We may even go to 200 kVA on this design.
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>>For Really BIG coils. IGBT would get way expensive. Anyone know what the
>>highest wattage one is so far? Trex is extinct, but he could have eaten a
>>komodo dragon in one bite:-^) I'm still anxious to try a Terry Piranha II
>>solid state coil!
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>>Jim Mora
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