Tesla Coil - My College Project - Won me Gold!!

[kashish0711]

Note: I need to change the secondary aspect ratio to make it work properly.

I made this for my college project as well as for Tech-Fest.
and won

Works but dont ask me why, no direct sparks but when you take a tube say 3 to 4 inches away, sparks appear
I would improve it, I need to change the aspect ratio and increase primary turns.


This won me a Gold in Tech-Fest

but the only reason I won a gold was because people there didnt knew much about tesla coil, and I told them one huge lie

I said I reduced the efficience so that sparks dont come out directly as I had to display it along with other people's electronic models. xD

and the best par was that they believed it

but I am gonna improve it and well soon gonna make that lie change to truth. :P



My Tesla Coil Configuration:
=====================

Primary Transformer Output Voltage (VAC) 6000.0000
Primary Transformer Rated Current (AMP) 0.0300
Primary Transformer Input Frequency (HZ) 50.0000
Primary Transformer Input Voltage (VAC) 220.0000
Primary Transformer PFC Rating (%) 100.0000



Primary Transformer Calculations
=========================
Capacitor For Transformer Z Match (uF) 0.0159
Power Factor Correction Capacitor (uF) 11.8383




Primary Coil
================
Primary Coil Inside Diameter (IN) 3.0000
Primary Coil Wire Diameter (IN) 0.1760
Primary Coil Wire Spacing (IN) 1.0000
Primary Coil Number of Turns 10.0000
Primary Coil Angle From Horizontal Plane (DEGREES) 0.0000



Primary Coil Calculations
==============================
Inductance (mH) 0.0289
Average Radius (IN) 7.38
Total Diameter (IN) 26.52
Wire Length (FT) 36.02
Secondary Frequency (kHZ) 230.4926
Primary Capacitor Required (uF) 0.0165




Secondary Coil
=============================
Secondary Wire Diameter (IN) 0.0126
Secondary Coil Total Outside Diameter (IN) 2.0000
Length of Secondary Coil (IN) 26.0000
Secondary Wire Gauge 28.0000
Secondary Turns/Inch 75.1582




Secondary Coil Calculations
=====================================
Inductance (mH) 13.36
Medhurst K 1.62
Radius (IN) 1.00
Circumference (IN) 6.28
Wire Length (FT) 992.48
Self-Capacitance (pF) 8.25
Secondary Frequency (kHZ) 479.41
Secondary Frequency W/Terminal C (kHZ) 230.49




Terminal Capacitor
======================================
Top Load Capacitance (PF) 27.4459
Sphere Radius/Toroid Tube Diameter (IN) 3.5000
Toroid Diameter Tube Center-to-Center (IN) 26.0000



sorry for the low quality images, I had a real shitty mobile camera

































This is me with other gold medal winners of all trades at Tech-Fest



My Tesla Coil a few details and better sparks view

[.:hybrid:.]

wow got to hear your voice for the first time

Your experiment is awsome, so happy you one first prize.

I wonder if you made it star shaped with points you would get bigger sparks

How much did it cost to make?

[kashish0711]

[adbit]

'kashish0711'... Congrats...

Glad To Hear About Your Prize...

And Welcome Back...

Your Presentation Remembered Me Of My College Days Experiments

In Electrical Lab...

One More Thing...

Perhaps I Know The Place....

[kashish0711]

[banksiaman]

Congrats Great Project you earned your medal.
Maybe if you take it to a desert it will spark better

[kashish0711]

[Bluemoon29]

when we used to do this at school the teacher used a hair dryer to make the air less moist so i think thats why banksiaman suggested taking it to the desert

[kashish0711]