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[Amps] When to stop - capacitors for power supplies

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Subject: [Amps] When to stop - capacitors for power supplies
From: "John Lyles" <jtml@losalamos.com>
Reply-to: jtml@vla.com
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:52:46 -0700
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> Any fool can overbuild a product. Good engineers know when to stop,
> and good engineers get paid good money to get it right.
> 73, Bill W6WRT

Agreed. We are paid to do good but not ridiculous engineering. Leave that for 
Hollywood. Or Star Wars (the project, not the movie). 

For serious high power (3 kW to Terrawatts), three phase service is the 
recommended design. With a simple 6 rectifier bridge, the ripple is down to 
4.2% RMS, and with a 12 pulse Delta-Wye connected dual secondary transformer, 
1%. 
The need for large capacitors is eliminated, and a simple LC or just C filter 
is enough. This eliminates the hazardous stored energy that takes a lot of 
expensive parts and design care to prevent damage to amplifiers and cables. 

73
John 
K5PRO

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