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WFC design session v10: best candidate (Q=66.7, 99.1kHz)

Sweep: sweep choke turns/wire gauge to raise coil Q past 707 toward theoretical ceiling, testing if tank Q exceeds 65 while holding adopted cell geometry fixed

Cell: 22.8mm rod in 29.5mm tube × 76.2mm, 1 cell(s) parallel → C = 1.29nF, water R = 88942Ω. Chokes: 2 × 0.001H (140 turns, AWG 18, 17m wire, AC R 0.6Ω each). At resonance f_r = 99.08kHz: Xl = 1245Ω, Xc = 1245Ω, tank Q = 66.7, coil Q = 1012.9. Cell voltage 801V from 12V drive (×66.7), series current 643.2mA. All constraints satisfied (current <1A, band, wire length). Score 0.724.

Basis

Confidence
0.70
Method
townsend-v5
Recorded
Published
30 Aug 2026
Device
Water Fuel Cell
Component
cell
Source Ref
design session v10
Notebook Id
1339

design-loop Q resonance