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Subject: [AMPS] Swinging Choke Theory
From: Wlfuqu00@pop.uky.edu (William Fuqua)
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 10:27:20 -0500
Any inductor at any instant of time maintains constant current.

73
Bill wa4lav


At 07:23 AM 3/28/00 -0700, you wrote:

> >
> >     A swinging choke is a cheap form of open loop voltage regulation.
>
>Swinging chokes maintain constant-current, Not constant-volts.
>Resonant-chokes maintain constant DC voltage.
>
> >As the current increases the inductance decreases this increases
> >the voltage on the following filter capacitor.  In essence the filter
> >configuration
> >swings from inductive input when the current demand is low (large
> >inductance) to
> >nearly a capacitive input filter when the current demand is high (small
> >inductance).
> >
>cheers, Bill
> >
> >
> >At 04:21 AM 3/28/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >> >  As to whether the best use of your swinging choke is for a book end, I
> >> >cannot say.  However, it is better than leaving it on the floor where you
> >> >walk into it from time to time and regret it, but postpone moving it 
> until
> >> >the next time you walk into it.
> >> >There is another useful side effect on using a choke input PSU. This 
> in in
> >> >the smootinh og the input current to the supply. When operating from the
> >> >mains, this is of little consequence to the user. When operating from a
> >> >generator on filed day, it does help quite a bit with the regulation.
> >> >
> >>Swinging chokes seek to maintain constant current come hell or high
> >>water.  .  Is this what you want for SSB?
> >>
> >>
> >>-  Rich..., .
>
>-  Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
>end
>
>
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