| SOLID STATE TESLA COIL USING ROYER CIRCUITRY |
| Solid state tesla coils are not easy to make, but they can be very spectacular. Particularly, the devices made with IGBTs (insulated gate bipolar transistors) offer a longer spark than the SSTCs with FETs, for the same power input, at a lower work frequency though ( < 100 kHz). That suppose a low resonant frequency secondary system. Solid state offers a few major advantages: they don't use huge HV transformers, run quietly; lightness, beautiful streamers that can be touched by hand at low powers, great RF experiments. My solid state tesla coil uses a Royer circuit with two power IGBTs (BUP314). |
| Many thanx go to: |
| an italian coiler from the |
| which designed this circuit for TC use and give to me |
| all the electronic stuff I need and construction tips too. |
| RESULTS: 16 INCHES STREAMERS AND 21 INCHES ARCS TO A COPPER ROD HELD IN HAND |
| GALLERY |
| STREAMERS PICS (16 INCHES) |
| ARCS TO GROUND ( 20-21 INCHES LENGHT) |
| RELATED LINKS |
| Do you want to learn more about tesla coil drivers with IGBTs? Go there.... |
| with a beautiful OLTC (13.5 " discharge) and a big OLTC with IGBT bricks. |
| Do not forget to visit |
| with lot of answers about what OLTC are and how they work |
| In the message no 4524 (28 march 2003) you can see the first pictures of the solid state TC built by Mazzilli Vladimiro using a Royer circuit. |
| For italian to english translation you can use |
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