TSSP
- The Tesla Secondary Simulation Project. Intensive analysis of TC operation, useful programs and informative papers.
- http://www.abelian.demon.co.uk/tssp/
Paschen's Law and Breakdown in gases - Paschen's law is about high voltage breakdown distances in certain gases. Very interesting page. - http://home.earthlink.net/~jimlux/hv/paschen.htm
Linear Transformer Model parameters - How to determine all those pesky parameters of a NST for use with SPICE software. - http://hot-streamer.com/TeslaCoils/OtherPapers/TeroRanta/CurrentLimitedTransformers/NSTModel.htm
How to Determine the Resonant Capacitor Value - A very useful paper by Tero Ranta about determining the resonant capacitor value for a NST in TC use. - http://hot-streamer.com/TeslaCoils/OtherPapers/TeroRanta/NSTCapMatching/ResonantCapacitorMatch.htm
Javas Script Based TC Calculator - For Classic Dual-Tuned Resonant Transformers. Handy and useful. You can also run "what-If" simulations. - http://www.classictesla.com/java/javatc.html
Bart's High Voltage Lab - Contains theory, you can download, photos, and book sections. - http://www.classictesla.com/
Stefans Tesla Coil - Tesla coil as a fascinating hobby. Safety, background, theory, how to build from scratch, system setup, description. - http://www.stefan-kluge.de/
So what exactly is a Tesla Coil? - A clearly written explanation of the basic theory of Tesla Coils. - http://home.freeuk.net/dunckx/wireless/scotty/scotty.html
Tesla Coil Software - An extensive list of programs to calculate the various parameters of a Tesla Coil - http://hot-streamer.com/TeslaCoils/Programs/Programs.htm
High Voltage Experimenter's Handbook - A collection of practical theoretical and empirical data to aid experimenter's using high voltage. - http://home.earthlink.net/~jimlux/hv/hvmain.htm
Corona - All about it, the theory and math behind the calculations. - http://home.earthlink.net/~jimlux/hv/corona.htm
Basic Electrostatics - A collection of formulaes and some theory about electrostatics. - http://home.earthlink.net/~jimlux/hv/statics.htm
Wheeler - formulas for inductance - http://home.earthlink.net/~jimlux/hv/wheeler.htm
Measuring - watts and VARS with a VOM - http://home.earthlink.net/~jimlux/hv/varvom.htm
Transformer Measurements - How to determine those pesky specs for your new transformer. - http://home.earthlink.net/~jimlux/hv/xfmrmeas.htm
ACMI - A program to compute Air Core Mutual Inductances. - http://www.abelian.demon.co.uk/acmi/
Tesla coil - Construction plans and a schematic of a bare bones system. - http://www.hut.fi/~jwagner/tesla/tc-plans.htm
Class Notes - Tesla Coils and the failure of lumped-element circuit theory. A very scholarly treatment of the subject. - http://www.ttr.com/corum/index.htm
Tesla Coil - basics in a text file. - http://www.altair.org/projects/TCBasics.txt