Design of solid state tesla coil using 555 timer and irfp460n. Although tesla coil design hasnt really changed much since nikola teslas originals, modern materials allow the construction of more compact and efficient instruments. It is a small cw tesla coil that operates at the unusually high frequency of 4mhz. Hfsstc stands for high frequency solid state tesla coil. The interrupter is an important part of a solid state tesla coil of any type including drsstcs. A solidstate lowvoltage tesla coil demonstrator donald g. However, all types of tesla coils share many common parts and principles of operation so this guide may still be used as a reference for other types of tesla coils. The tesla coil operating frequency was designed around this switching time. If you have never built a sstc before, this is a very bad one to start with. When powering the tesla coil, one is sending huge currents at high frequencies into the primary coil via the power transistors. The most common method for switching power into the resonator is a halfbridge or fullbridge of transistors typically mosfets or igbts for their high power capabilities. The secondary is effectively a parallel resonant circuit, with stray capacitance. Another type of tesla coil is the dualresonant solid state tesla coil.
This solid state tesla coil produces wireless transmission of radio frequency energy using a modified flyback transformer from an old television. Eastern voltage research high performance musical tesla. Click here to download and print these plans pdf format. 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. How to make tesla coil urdu how to make tesla coil. All the individual components that make up a tesla coil the nst, mmc, spark gaps, etc should be mounted in some sort of chassis, frame, or enclosure. The output of the transformer is sent to a primary coil, and is magnetically coupled to a secondary coil with a top capacitance. While there are plenty of sites on the subject, michaels newest instructable breaks building a solid state tesla coil. This is a simple mechanical assembly, but necessary to stay in compliance with fcc regulations which allow any entity business or individual to assemble up to 3 radio transmitters without requiring a license. This guide only covers traditional tesla coils, not solidstate tesla coils or magnifying tesla coils. In 1998 he build one of the worlds first solid state tesla coils. This guide only covers traditional tesla coils, not solid state tesla coils or magnifying tesla coils. The voltage output of a classical tesla coils secondary, a seriesresonant circuit, is produced by oscillations in the secondary winding, as shown in fig. A tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit.
Click here to download and print these planspdf format. About applied tesla technology, inc atti tesla coil. The tesla coil is an excellent teaching tool, as many interesting things may be learned with the aid of this device. It is suggested to not operate this solid state tesla coil in denslypopulated environments, such as cities, for purposes of radio interference or if this device is to be operated in such an environment, it is suggested that a faraday cage be built to block the undamped electromagnetic emissions plans on building a faraday cage are included. Solid state nsts or recently manufactured nsts that include a gfci ground fault circuit interrupter circuit will not operate in a tesla coil. Tesla coil design, construction and operation guide. This solid state tesla coil is easy to build, upgradeable and gives great results with only a a little work. Make a simple solid state tesla coil sstc using our power pulse modulators. A solid state lowvoltage tesla coil demonstrator donald g. The secondary of the tesla coil, when directly driven by a solid state driver, appears like a series rlc circuit. Designing and building the vermonster mini dualresonant solid. Dont judge me too much, its my very first video on youtube. Solid state tesla coils and their uses uc berkeley eecs. Unlike a conventional dampedwave tesla coil, the solid state tesla coil is capable of producing considerable amounts of sustained rf power.
Detailed diagrams and complete written instructions included. High frequency solid state tesla coil richie burnett. This kit has helped students win more science fairs that we can count. The solid state tesla coil has enough power to drive decorative plasma lamps. Abstract the solid state tesla coil is a recently discovered high voltage. Aron koscho has spent much of his life studying the works of nikola tesla. Now here links to actual circuits by a few others who have achieved solid state tesla coils with the low impediance primary feed method. Tesla coils are always a blast to see and are relativity simple to build. In the tesla coil, a spark breaks out and discharges the circuit once the voltage is high enough. A solid state tesla coil is one of the kinds of tesla coils available. This circuit is a relatively simple circuit as far as tesla coils go, and is a good place to start for a coiler that is new to solid state drive. How to make tesla coil, build solid state tesla coil slayer.
Eastern voltage research diy tesla coil kits, high voltage kits, led controllers, drsstc plans and schematics, and electronic hobbyist kits. This project shows how to make a small tesla coil that can run on batteries or any other suitable low voltage dc supply. The solid state tesla coil is a device which is capable of producing extremely high voltage, high frequency and low amperage. The others parts of this article are devoted to devices which use coils and capacitors. By adjusting r2 and r4, various discharge patterns can be obtained. Two dual bosfet units are used in parallel to replace the spark gap with a lowresistance interrupter. Feb 07, 2012 tesla coils are always a blast to see and are relativity simple to build. By providing a succession of welltimed pushes, we can build up to extremely high voltages. The pulses of current to the primary from the switching transistors excite resonance in the secondary tuned circuit. They can also be made to play music through its spark, which is a cool effect. Its possible to lay all the parts out on the floor as i use to do and run the tesla coil without any chassis, but using a chassis has many advantages. Designing your tesla coil introduction when i was in the process of designing my first tesla coil in may of 2002, i was hardpressed to find one source that comprehensibly described the. If you are here to learn how to build a sstc, you have come to the right place. Tm is the worlds first all solidstate free energy or overunity power management.
Tuning if the sparkgap is operating, but either a weak discharge or none at all appears at the top of l2, the coil will have to be. A switching circuit based on the pvr 0 solidstate relay with internal bosfet replaced the spark gap in this demonstration. Pdf the tesla coil is an air coiled transformer which gives high frequency current and voltage output. The secondary coil is the second plate of the capacitor. However, i have found that the simplest way is the best. Johnson manhattan, kansas some years ago i developed an interest in tesla coils. Pcb based dual resonance solid state tesla coil design niklasfauthpcbtc. Bruns 5195 hearthstone lane, colorado springs, colorado 80919 received 18 october 1991. Solid state tesla coil kits basic teslatronix tesla coil kit. This square tesla experiment feeds ac to a power transformer capable of outputting about 3 kv ac at 20 milliamps. How to build a solid state tesla coil sstc 2 by loneoceans labs. Tesla coil slayer exciter is an easy step by step diy project to understand the phenomenon of mutual induction and wireless electricity transfer. Firstly, the base of the secondary became very hot due to the high rms current flowing through the fine wire.
They are less louder than conventional tesla coils, yet they can still achieve a respectable output. High voltage for more information on this project and similar others. A modulating voltage on pin 5 of ic1 will modulate the output and create more interesting visual effects. Single resonant solid state tesla coil srsstc in this circuit the primary does not have a resonant capacitor and so is not a tuned circuit. The primary coil in teslas transformer is the first plate of the capacitor. How to build solidstate electrical overunity devices, rev. The schematic we are using was made by steve ward, and belongs to him.
For this project, i reused the transformer from a lowpower solid state tesla coil kit sold by eastern voltage research. Schematic for the instructablles 8 step solid state tesla coil. The given circuit is, in fact, a little slayer exciter one simple solidstate alternative of the tesla coil. Jan 12, 2017 1 the qcw quasicontinuouswave drsstc dualresonant solid state tesla coil, developed by steve ward, is effectively a drsstc with an added power supply that generates a ramped bus voltage to supply the coil. The onetesla 10 coil employs a doubleresonant topology, hence the name doubleresonant solidstate tesla coil, or drsstc. Although tesla coil design hasnt really changed much since nikola tesla s originals, modern materials allow the construction of more compact and efficient instruments. I was teaching a senior elective course at kansas state university where we talked about power mosfets and topics related to high voltages and currents. I actually made working solidstate tesla coils this way as long ago as 1978 and. Electrical coil based devices that use free energy or. In this instructable, i will not teach you to make a circuit out of a schematic.
A real tesla coil, in that it follows tesla s 3 coil magnifier system, with a low voltage solid state power box and a nontransformer extra coil wound on a largediameter cylinder. Building the poormans mini tesla coil slayer exciter. The lowcurrent output of the solid state tesla coil is not an extreme hazard to healthy adults. The following tiny tesla coil circuit requires a few components and demands only average skills to build it from scratch. Solid state tesla coils, in their earlier stage see my old projects were basically just a power amplifier driving a secondary coil at resonance. Simple solid state tesla coil also called slayer exciter circuit a slayer exciter is an aircored transformer that steps up a very low dc voltage to a very high ac voltage its is a simplest tesla coil and class 8th to above students can build under parents or teacher supervision. A real tesla coil, in that it follows teslas 3coil magnifier system, with a low voltage solid state power box and a nontransformer extra coil wound on a. If a nst has a gfci also known as a gfi or ground fault interrupter circuit, it will trip or automatically shut off a nst when it detects an unusual current in the output of the nst. The lowcurrent output of the solidstate tesla coil is not an extreme hazard to healthy adults. How to make tesla coil, build solid state tesla coil.
The solid state tesla coil is sold as a minimal kit requiring the purchaser to assemble the device in order to make it operable. Eastern voltage research high performance musical tesla coils. This page documents the design, build and testing of a 500w demonstration unit. For that you must install a kicking coil, not in the centre of the amplifying tesla coil, but positioned away from the centre. Originally invented by nikola tesla in the late 1800s, tesla coils have progressed from sparkgap circuits to designs involving modern solidstate check out all of our educational tutorials at. The solidstate tesla coil has enough power to drive decorative plasma lamps. Originally invented by nikola tesla in the late 1800s, tesla coils have progressed from sparkgap circuits to designs involving modern solid state check out all of our educational tutorials at. The schematic for the solid state tesla coil is shown in fig. A tesla coil is a device that uses resonant circuits and alternating current to produce extremely high voltages. Make a simple solid state tesla coil with a pwmocxi. Sep 25, 2014 make a simple solid state tesla coil sstc using our power pulse modulators. The road show tesla coil uses state of the art components and practical design to achieve high performance in a relatively small package. The onetesla 10 coil employs a doubleresonant topology, hence. It has several advantages over the more common spark gap tesla coil.