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Re: Capacitors
Posted By: Gavin In Response To: Re: Capacitors (Gavin)
Date: Saturday, 2 December 2006, at 1:19 a.m.
> Mark,
> Capacitors are required on all transformers
> here, but hardly anyone does it - its to
> correct the power factor at input due to it
> being a RL cct. Ive got a very large job and
> the power company will insist on capacitors
> on primary input. Im not trying to make a
> large Tesla coil. Thanks gavinOK some more research has come up with the following equation
C = corrected KVA X 10^9 / 2(pi) X f X e^2
So for a 15KV 60mA @ 240V, C = 21uf
which would sound about right - i had figured around 18uf, by comparing flouro ballast current to neon transformer primary current.
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