The Ultimate Tesla Coil Design and Construction Guide

Author:: Mitch Tilbury
Format:: Softcover

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Short description

Suitable for electronics hobbyists and Tesla societies and websites, this work features 76 worksheets to simplify design. It covers the Tesla coil in detail.

Long description

The market is electronics hobbyists and Tesla societies and websites. It features 76 worksheets to simplify design. This is the only book available to cover the Tesla coil in so much detail.

Product details

Publisher:: McGraw-Hill/Tab Electronics
ISBN:: 9780071497374
Publication date:: September 2007
Length:: 246mm
Width:: 190mm
Thickness:: 25mm
Weight:: 794g
Pages:: 413
Illustrations:: Illustrated
Illustrated:: Illustrated

1. Introduction to CoilingSurplus Parts Using Microsoft Excel. Using A Computerized Analog Circuit Simulation Program (SPICE)Derivation Of Formulae In This Guide Electrical Safety, The Human Body Model And Electrocution Derating2. Designing a Spark Gap Tesla CoilDesigning Using A Spark Gap TopologyCalculating The Primary Characteristics Simulating The Waveforms Optimizing The Spark Gap Coil DesignCalculation Accuracy3. ResonanceResonant Effects In Series RLC CircuitsResonant Effects In Parallel LC CircuitsDetermining the Resonant Frequency Of Two Tuned Circuits In A Spark Gap CoilOther Resonant Calculations4. Inductors and Air Core TransformersCalculating Inductor Parameters Helical InductorsHelical SolenoidsArchimedes Spiral InductorsToroidal InductorsEffect of Coil Form GeometryCalculating Magnet Wire ParametersSkin Effect In InductorsMutual InductanceLeakage InductanceRelationships Of Primary And Secondary Windings In Iron Core TransformersDetermining Transformer Relationships In An Unmarked Iron Core TransformerRelationships Of Primary And Secondary Windings In Air Core TransformersMeasuring The Resonance Of A Coil5. Capacitors6. Spark Gaps7. Control, Monitoring, and Interconnectors8. Using Computer Simulation to Verify Coil Design9. Coil ConstructionConstruction Techniques For The Resonant Transformer Constructing The SecondaryConstructing The PrimaryDetermining The Operating Temperature Of The Rotating And Stationary Electrodes In A Rotary Spark GapConstructing The Rotary Spark GapTroubleshooting During The Test Run10. Engineering AidsFrequency, Time and Wavelength RelationshipsExponential Waveform CalculationsCalculating Output Voltage In An Iron Core Step-Up TransformerdB Conversions.RMS and Average Equivalents of AC WaveformsAppendix A: Bio of Nikola TeslaAppendix B: Index of WorksheetsAppendix C: Metric Prefixes, Measurement Standards & Symbols