Eric Goodchild and I have built two large twin DRSSTC's. The DRSSTC is a modern type of Tesla Coil that typically uses IGBT's in an "H-Bridge" configuration that switch power into a tank circuit. The H-Bridge is turned on for a few hundred microseconds during each spark event. During this time very large peak currents are created within the tank circuit. (about 1 kiloamp peak for our coils)
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Secondary |
12.75 x 45 inches 24 AWG 1/16 inch epoxy coating |
| Primary |
10 turns 3/8 inch copper tube |
| Power Switch |
4x CM600HA-24H IGBT brick |
| Power Switch configuration |
H bridge |
| Topload |
12 x 45 inch, ring toroid, 7 - 1 inch rings |
| Tank Capacitor |
14kV 0.57uF MMC made with 2kv 1uF pulse caps |
| Bus capacitors |
4x CDE 2,700uF 450VDC Inverter grade DC link caps |
| Peak Primary Current |
1000A peak |
| System Frequency |
30kHz |
| Controller |
Steve Ward's UD 2.0 |
| Gate Drive |
Gate Drive Transformer |
| Max Spark Length |
13 feet |
| Bus voltage |
680VDC |
Youtube videos of the coils playing music
Photo of me next to one of the completed coils
Chain Mail Suit Project
Eric and I have constructed a chain mail suit which allows the high voltage electricity to hit our body.
We have begun initial testing on the suit.
Me in the Suit
Eric in the Suit
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