Reply To: Focus fusion and transportation

[Aeronaut]

Henning wrote: You actually don’t need a multiplicator of 60Hz (or for sensible areas of the world 50Hz) of shot frequency to get AC. So a shot frequency of anything like 512Hz and 435Hz the next minute works. Energy is stored in capacitors and can be drained in a controlled fashion. You’ll probably need to double the number of output capacitors to get it running smoothly, switching between the banks at each shot. But that gives you the advantage that you’re utilizing the generator only for the amount of energy required.

No, a stable frequency, particularly a multiple of the powerline frequencies of 100hz or 120hz (full wave) is not required. But it does reduce design complexity and production cost by using the FF output pulses directly into AC. The alternative is to run it through an extremely high powered rectifier.