Peter,
You had it right the first time. PEP is the AVERAGE power at the crest of
the modulation envelope. Not the peak power.
73
Gary K4FMX
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Peter Voelpel
> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 8:28 PM
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] FW: Transformers
>
> PEP power IS the peak power measured as the crest of the envelope during
> one
> cycle, so your 400Vs measures the highest power available which IS the
> peak
> power.
>
> It can only become less over more cycles while the power supply is soaked.
>
>
>
> 73
>
> Peter
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: Gudguyham@aol.com [mailto:Gudguyham@aol.com]
>
>
>
> The crest of the envelope in that example is 400V.
> Since 400V peak equal 282V effective, PEP power is 1600W not 3200W.
>
>
>
> The measurement was made with a scope and the highest peak was singled
> out
> and at that point the peak power was 3200 W, but looking at the complete
> wave including the low spots the PEP would be 1600 per definition. Now I
> guess we have to ask Rich what he is driving at. To qualify my answer I
> would say that the peak power was 3200 W but the PEP power over the
> completed wave was 1600. W
>
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