Reply To: Focus fusion and transportation

[Brian H]

Aeronaut wrote:

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When I was reviewing the block diagram this morning I got to wondering if we really want much of an output cap bank, since it sets us up in a DC only frame of reference when we can easily divide a 360hz trigger stream into (6) 60hz output pulse streams that would drive transformers, coils, etc.

Maybe 1 or 3 channels are dedicated to powering the next cycle, and the rest can be whatever each application’s loads require. IOW we can have our cake and eat it, too.

AFAIK, it’s 330Hz, not 360. Maybe that’s adjustable. Also, AFAIK, the next pulse is powered by 100% of the power from the solenoid-alpha-ion beam, and the usable energy comes from 40% or so “profit power” from the X-ray shell. If that makes any nevermind in circuitry terms. But it also implies that about 60/84ths, or almost 3/4, of total output must be fed back into the capacitor bank for the next shot.
Pulse frequency is a tradeoff between desired power output and electrode life, so I bumped it up to make an even multiple of 60 hz line current. Also, I’m understanding that we needed some of the recharge power coming from X-ray conversion. Not really sure what the percentages are, though.
My understanding was that 100% of the pulse current was needed to recharge the caps for the next shot, and there was about a 40% “profit” from the X-ray shell for use/sale/application.