calculation · Voltage Intensifier Circuit · computed
VIC design session v20: best candidate (Q=8.4, 95.5kHz)
Sweep: Push L up an order of magnitude (2-5mH) at fixed cell geometry to drag f_r under 100kHz, checking whether Td/CGDE window survives the lower cell voltage
Cell: 9mm rod in 17.0mm tube × 100mm, 1 cell(s) parallel → C_eff = 0.69nF, bulk water R = 20779Ω. Water/electrodes (Randles): 2ppm Na+ @ 25°C, surface ×1 → λ_D 53nm, C_dl 24.2µF, cell series R 281.1Ω, displacement current 89.5%, breakdown margin ×1000+. Vapor-film discharge (CGDE onset, 101V across 0.1mm film): regime constants-out-of-range, film Paschen 719V, 40 Td. Chokes: 2 × 0.002H (260 turns, AWG 22, 31m wire, AC R 2.1Ω each). At resonance f_r = 95.51kHz: Xl = 2400Ω, Xc = 2400Ω, tank Q = 8.4, coil Q = 568.3. Cell voltage 101V from 12V drive (×8.4), series current 42.1mA. All constraints satisfied (current <1A, band, wire length). Score 0.223.
Basis
- Confidence
- 0.70
- Method
- townsend-v5
- Recorded
- Published
- 30 Aug 2026
- Device
- Voltage Intensifier Circuit
- Component
- choke
- Source Ref
- design session v20
- Notebook Id
- 1397
design-loop Q resonance