Reply To: FOCUS FUSION REACTOR

[mchargue]

One other idea…

Does the shape of the current pulse matter as much as the amplitude? If not, then maybe to get the amplitude without having to worry about the timing so much, just add some more capacitors.

If some come in late, or early, it may not be such an issue. So long as a majority come in together, and produce a sufficient amplitude, you’re golden. This would be especially useful if the timing of the bank varies from shot-to-shot. You’re just looking for a majority to be on time so that you can ignore the outliers.

Failing that, is there some way to get the capacitors to time their own firing? Like in a super-Marx generator, where earlier stage spark-gaps load up on later stage spark gaps as the potential across later stage spark-gaps keeps increasing.

Can the capacitor banks be coupled somehow to reinforce each others’ firing?