Re: [TCML] Tesla Coil Secondary - What's really going on in there

[Bert Hickman <bert.hickman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The electrical behavior of a Tesla Coil resonator is surprisingly 
complex, and until recently, only relatively simple lumped-parameter 
(LC) or 1/4 wave transmission line models existed. Several years ago, a 
group of serious Tesla Coilers (all members of the TCML) set out to 
develop a theoretical framework, and to develop distributed parameter 
modeling tools that could more accurately simulate the steady state and 
transient behavior of TC resonators. The simulation models were 
carefully verified via numerous measurements of actual resonators. This 
effort was dubbed the Tesla Secondary Simulation Project (TSSP). It was 
led by Dr. Paul Nicholson and has spanned many years of work. It is 
still a work in progress, and the results to date can be seen on Paul's 
TSSP site:

http://abelian.org/tssp/

Bert
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A Barton wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking for some good information on how the secondary of a Tesla coil
> really operates.  Some web pages mention that it operates like some 1/4
> wavelength helical waveguide with a voltage maximum at the topload.  I
> haven't come across any electromagnetic descriptions on how it does so.
> Could anyone recommend any good literature?
>
> Thanks,
> bartona@xxxxxxxxx
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