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Jdo300
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Hello all,
I have a simple experiment I'm working on where I am pulsing square waves into an air-cored coil with a high inductance (in the mH range). I am wondering if there is a way to calculate what pulse width, on the square wave, I would need to use to completely load the magnetic field of the coil, but no more. I want to see how much of the stored energy I can get back from the field (minus the resistive losses). Ideally, I want all the input power to go into the field and then the pulse would shut off before extra power is wasted and unnecessary current flows through the coil. Any pointers are welcome.
Thanks,
Jason O
I have a simple experiment I'm working on where I am pulsing square waves into an air-cored coil with a high inductance (in the mH range). I am wondering if there is a way to calculate what pulse width, on the square wave, I would need to use to completely load the magnetic field of the coil, but no more. I want to see how much of the stored energy I can get back from the field (minus the resistive losses). Ideally, I want all the input power to go into the field and then the pulse would shut off before extra power is wasted and unnecessary current flows through the coil. Any pointers are welcome.
Thanks,
Jason O