established · Voltage Intensifier Circuit · computed
Model the choke + cell as two coupled resonators, not one isolated LC
An HV resonant transformer/tank system is better understood as two coupled resonators (primary/choke side, secondary/cell side) exchanging energy through mutual inductance M = k·√(L₁L₂), 0 ≤ k ≤ 1. Two coupled resonators generally produce two natural frequencies (mode splitting): a lower-frequency mode (roughly in-phase energy exchange) and a higher-frequency mode (roughly out-of-phase). As coupling k increases, the two resonant peaks separate further. Therefore maximum HV output does not necessarily occur at the isolated primary or isolated secondary resonant frequency — it may occur at one of the coupled-system modes instead. A design that only resonates the "nominal" isolated L and C of one side, ignoring the coupled system, can miss the real operating point. A deliberately resonant transformer may even use a slightly lower coupling k than "ideal" so the resulting leakage inductance becomes a useful part of the tank.
Source: HV Resonant Magnification Using Transformer Leakage Inductance and Parasitic Capacitance (ingested 2026-08-04)
Basis
- Confidence
- 0.90
- Recorded
- Published
- 19 Aug 2026
- Device
- Voltage Intensifier Circuit
- Component
- choke
- Source Ref
- HV Resonant Magnification Using Transformer Leakage Inductance and Parasitic Capacitance (ingested 2026-08-04)
- Notebook Id
- 1627
- Source Page Id
- 4176