Just interested whether anyone knows a compelling reason for the series topology for capacitor discharge pulse circuits as illustrated below.
I've just grabbed two circuits from a google search that look vaguely representative. I offer no endorsement of the circuits.
The two main topologies I see are
(1) as in the lower one, a capacitor is charged & then connected to the pulse output, eg transformer.
(2) as in the upper one, the capacitor is charged, presumably slowly, through the output transformer, then discharged.effectively reversing the current in the coil.
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The only reasons I can think of involve net direction of current & such, which seem rather minor.
The coil/transformer inductance presumably limits the initial charge current, but again this would seem minor for a pule transformer.
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Anyone know any compelling reason for the series version?
I've just grabbed two circuits from a google search that look vaguely representative. I offer no endorsement of the circuits.
The two main topologies I see are
(1) as in the lower one, a capacitor is charged & then connected to the pulse output, eg transformer.
(2) as in the upper one, the capacitor is charged, presumably slowly, through the output transformer, then discharged.effectively reversing the current in the coil.
.
The only reasons I can think of involve net direction of current & such, which seem rather minor.
The coil/transformer inductance presumably limits the initial charge current, but again this would seem minor for a pule transformer.
.
Anyone know any compelling reason for the series version?
