Design of solid state tesla coil using 555 timer and irfp460n. A good nst should be very heavy and only contain a primary winding, secondary winding and metal core and probably some potting material. Design of solid state tesla coil using 555 timer and irfp460n mosfet soumyadeep sarkar department of electrical and electronic engineering eee, kurukshetra university, kurukshetra abstract. A solid state tesla coil is one of the kinds of tesla coils available.
Pdf on oct 1, 2016, soumyadeep sarkar and others published design of solid state tesla coil using 555 timer and irfp460n mosfet find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. It has similarities to both the traditional tesla coil and to the modern switchedmode flyback converter. Newer, small nsts are actually solid state power supplies that are generally unsuitable for tesla coils. The difference between a conventional sstc and the drsstc is the. By adjusting r2 and r4, various discharge patterns can be obtained. This lowvoltage design is easier to build and diagnose than highvoltage tesla coils. This solid state tesla coil is easy to build, upgradeable and gives great results with only a a little work. It has several advantages over the more common spark gap tesla coil. A modulating voltage on pin 5 of ic1 will modulate the output and create more interesting visual effects. It has similarities to both the traditional tesla coil and to the modern switched mode flyback converter. Dual resonant solid state tesla coil 1 for someone who dabbles in solid state tesla coils, it was high time i built a drsstc.
If you are here to learn how to build a sstc, you have come to the right place. I thought it couldnt be done, a base fed tesla coil that uses a mosfet instead of a valve. The design and construction a solid state tesla coil a tesla coil powered by transistors instead of a spark gap is not a trivial task. Tesla coils emit massive rf power capable of causing painful and humiliating burns. Solid state tesla coils and their uses uc berkeley eecs.
This document is written not only to follow the design and build of my own dualresonant solidstate tesla coil, which i have dubbed the vermonster mini, but. These three reasons explain why we never see a paper giving a complete tesla coil design. The solid state tesla coil is a device which is capable of producing extremely high voltage, high frequency and low amperage alternating current electricity. The lowcurrent output of the solidstate tesla coil is not an extreme hazard to healthy adults.
This document is written not only to follow the design and build of my own dual resonant solidstate tesla coil, which i have dubbed the vermonster mini, but. Building a tesla coil is something everybody should do once. Design of solid state tesla coil using 555 timer and. A lowvoltage demonstration tesla coil using a solidstate photovoltaic relay to. The corums present the necessary solution technique in their manual 3 and also the computer. Tesla coil design, construction and operation guide. The schematic for the solid state tesla coil is shown in fig. The secondary of the tesla coil, when directly driven by a solid state driver, appears like a series rlc circuit. Pdf design of solid state tesla coil using 555 timer and irfp. The solid state tesla coil is a device which is capable of producing extremely high voltage, high frequency and low. Tesla coil tuesday 8 mini solid state base fed coil. Some guy at albany spin jam b why play with solid state tesla coils. A solidstate lowvoltage tesla coil demonstrator webtuyau.
It includes the construction of a solid state tesla coil capable of replicating the audio production. This project shows how to make a small tesla coil that can run on batteries or any other suitable low voltage dc supply. The tesla coil is an excellent teaching tool, as many interesting things may be learned with the aid of this device. For someone who dabbles in solid state tesla coils, it was high time i built a. The acoustics of tesla coils a major qualifying project report. Pdf the tesla coil is an air coiled transformer which gives high frequency current and voltage output. Exploding power transistors can spew glowing metal chunks resulting in secondary fires. Pdf on oct 1, 2016, soumyadeep sarkar and others published design of solid state tesla coil using 555 timer and irfp460n mosfet find, read and. Dont judge me too much, its my very first video on youtube.
I strongly recommend using an older nst to power your tesla coil. The corums present the necessary solution technique in their manual 3 and also. They can also be made to play music through its spark, which is a cool effect. The solid state tesla coil is a device which is capable of producing extremely high voltage, high frequency and low amperage. They are less louder than conventional tesla coils, yet they can still achieve a respectable output. Pdf on oct 1, 2016, soumyadeep sarkar and others published design of solid state tesla coil using 555 timer and irfp460n. The solidstate tesla coil has enough power to drive decorative plasma lamps. Designing and building the vermonster mini dualresonant solid.
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