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Voltage for an LTD is a means to an end - the goal of an LTD is to achieve high current and a fast rise time. The energy stored in a capacitor is ~cv^2, so if we can get a high voltage on the caps, we can obviously deliver a lot of energy. Also, the magnetic cores are usually just...

It's not quite like an actual transformer. The caps are charged and have a direct electrical connection to the load - no magnetic shenanigans there. The reason the magnetic core exists is to increase inductance in the case of the ltd to ensure driving all current through the load. We drive a...