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I was initially pretty confused about the circuit, but after finding out that there is this
parasitic capacitance on the output of the secondary winding, all became clear and now I’m in love with this
circuit!
Let me explain how it works. Below is the picture of the circuit. This circuit is the simplest thing that can
generate such high voltage I’ve ever seen, so I love it! I also added the missing information in the circuit:
The stray or parasitic capacitance that exists on the output of the secondary winding. You don’t add it,
but the capacitor exists naturally there. Also in case of a Tesla coil the toroid on the top helps with
creating this capacitance.
The way the transformer needs to be connected, by showing those transformer dots.
But I tried to use a function generator instead to excite the circuit which is another option. I found it quite tough
to tune the frequency to the exact resonance of the coil, something that the Slayer does automatically.
Especially with my low grade generator, when I was getting close to the target frequency, it would jump over it
to the other side. It was like trying to balance a ball on a peak. The generator couldn’t hold the frequency there,
I suspect because of radiation from the coil effecting the generator.
So after the success of the initial circuit, I put together the following circuit to boost the output. It is the exact
same concept, just that instead I used a high power MOSFET transistor and a gate driver IC to drive the
MOSFET. Note that for example for my transformer which resonates at 1MHz, it is crucial that the components
can work at such frequency. If they can’t handle the oscillation frequency the circuit won’t oscillate.
R1 = 2 Ohm
R2 >= 22kOhm
D2 = 1N4148, or 1N400x (x is a number)
U1 = MIC4452 (MIC4452YN is the through-hole version)
Q1 = 2SK2542 (This is an obsolete part. You can replace it with similar N-CH, >=500V, RDSon<2Ohm,
>40W power)
I was initially worried that the low RDSon of the transistor would result in excessive current draw and overheat
the transistor. But the amazing thing about the circuit is that when the circuit is oscillating at the resonance
frequency of the transformer, the impedance is at its peak (1/(2 x Pi x (SQRT(L x C) where L is the output
inductance and C is the stray capacitance) and so the current draw is at its minimum which is much smaller than
supply voltage divided by the RDSon of the transistor.
For example in my case, depending on the number of primary turns, the current draw could be between 0.2A to
0.8A. This boosted circuit worked very well and I was able to run the primary at a single turn which provided
the maximum output voltage, but probably not the best efficiency.
In any case, I love this circuit! But beware that such high voltage – high frequency signal can be hazardous. The
frequency is not super high but still the energy is large.
Also something I noticed was that when I was close to the coil, my body would pick up the energy so much that
if I touched any other metal object in the room, I would burn my finger! So we should keep a proper distance to
this beast!
Yah kurasa begitu! Saya awalnya cukup bingung tentang sirkuit, tetapi setelah mengetahui bahwa ada
kapasitansi parasit pada output dari gulungan sekunder, semuanya menjadi jelas dan sekarang saya jatuh cinta
dengan sirkuit ini!
Biarkan saya jelaskan cara kerjanya. Di bawah ini adalah gambar sirkuit. Sirkuit ini adalah hal paling sederhana
yang dapat menghasilkan tegangan tinggi yang pernah saya lihat, jadi saya menyukainya! Saya juga
menambahkan informasi yang hilang di sirkuit:
Kapasitansi liar atau parasit yang ada pada output gulungan sekunder. Anda tidak menambahkannya, tetapi
kapasitor ada secara alami di sana. Juga dalam kasus kumparan Tesla, toroid di atas membantu menciptakan
kapasitansi ini.
Cara transformator perlu dihubungkan, dengan menunjukkan titik-titik transformator tersebut.
Ada beberapa hal yang saya pelajari dalam proses, seperti fakta bahwa sangat penting untuk frekuensi osilasi
untuk berada tepat di frekuensi sirkuit tangki keluaran (L-C) untuk output daya maksimum. Kehebatan Slayer
Exciter adalah ia membuat sirkuit berosilasi tepat pada frekuensi itu.
Tetapi saya mencoba menggunakan generator fungsi sebagai gantinya untuk membangkitkan sirkuit yang
merupakan pilihan lain. Saya merasa cukup sulit untuk menyetel frekuensi ke resonansi kumparan yang tepat,
sesuatu yang dilakukan Slayer secara otomatis. Terutama dengan generator tingkat rendah saya, ketika saya
semakin dekat dengan frekuensi target, itu akan melompati ke sisi lain. Rasanya seperti mencoba
menyeimbangkan bola di puncak. Generator tidak bisa menahan frekuensi di sana, saya curiga karena radiasi
dari koil mempengaruhi generator.
Jadi setelah keberhasilan rangkaian awal, saya menyusun rangkaian berikut untuk meningkatkan output. Ini
adalah konsep yang sama persis, hanya saja saya menggunakan transistor MOSFET daya tinggi dan IC driver
gerbang untuk menggerakkan MOSFET. Perhatikan bahwa misalnya untuk transformator saya yang
beresonansi pada 1MHz, sangat penting bahwa komponen dapat bekerja pada frekuensi tersebut. Jika mereka
tidak dapat menangani frekuensi osilasi, sirkuit tidak akan berosilasi