Hi, just looking for a sanity check on what I’m going to be working on later tonight, the attached images arnt mine but they are the same transformer exactly, so my conundrum is, weather I should wire the 2 coils in series without a center tap, in cerise with a center tap, or in parallel
I remember when I was messing with obits that when you use a center tap and 2 diodes to rectify you only get half the current throughput or something so I didn’t know if it would make more sense to just paralell the coils or if wiring it with center tap was the optimal condition
As always any help or insight is greatly appreciated
X-ray Transformer Question
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Patrick Houlihan
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Richard Hull
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Re: X-ray Transformer Question
If your polarity dots are correct, F to G is correct leaving a center tap or core as ground. Two very high voltage diodes are all that is needed to get full wave rectification. Do not parallel connect the windings.
Just be careful and put the entire supply under oil when done.
Richard Hull
Just be careful and put the entire supply under oil when done.
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Re: X-ray Transformer Question
Yes, what Richard said. There's more to be seen.
From the paper diagram, we see that upper HV winding has non-dot end grounded. That's the "start" of winding, on inside layer, not insulated (even under oil) for the nominal kV value.
Based on normal x-ray generator use, lower HV has dot on the start end (F), which is also not insulated for HV. In normal service, F is connected to G (ground) through a current-measuring shunt. If that shunt were to go open circuit, very high voltage would appear across the gap.
In your two-diode full wave rectified configuration, half of the DC current is present in F-G link, and half is in the grounding connection of upper winding. If that connection is accessible, you could configure the circuit to have total-current monitor between HV secondary center tap and ground.
Each diode must withstand double the full-wave-rectified output voltage. For example, if you crank up the transformer to get -25 kV at common anode, when one cathode is at -25 kV the other cathode is at +25 kV.
From the paper diagram, we see that upper HV winding has non-dot end grounded. That's the "start" of winding, on inside layer, not insulated (even under oil) for the nominal kV value.
Based on normal x-ray generator use, lower HV has dot on the start end (F), which is also not insulated for HV. In normal service, F is connected to G (ground) through a current-measuring shunt. If that shunt were to go open circuit, very high voltage would appear across the gap.
In your two-diode full wave rectified configuration, half of the DC current is present in F-G link, and half is in the grounding connection of upper winding. If that connection is accessible, you could configure the circuit to have total-current monitor between HV secondary center tap and ground.
Each diode must withstand double the full-wave-rectified output voltage. For example, if you crank up the transformer to get -25 kV at common anode, when one cathode is at -25 kV the other cathode is at +25 kV.
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