From: Jan Panteltje on
Hey Tim, a unity gain 12 V DC to 330 V DC converter:
ftp://panteltje.com/pub/unity_gain_330VDC_generator.gif
The blue graph is the value on C4.
R5 is there to alow it to start up.
Maybe it can be done with one emittor follower with transistors with more beta.
C3 R1 and C2 R4 R5 compensate so the round going phase shift is zero.
All the 'gain' is from the Q that remains after the loading of L1 C1.

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From: Tim Williams on
Ha, a unity gain phase shift oscillator, LC RC RC.

Too bad it won't start(?) without R2. That, and the inherent limitation of a Q-limited circuit, limits power output.

Q has to be high, of course, since it's just a Q multiplier. Switching current is large, while output voltage is large, which isn't any different from a flyback, though the magnitudes may be a bit different (seeing as the current is sinusoidal, not ramped, which probably means a bit higher RMS current). It is handy that the transistors don't see the output voltage, so they can saturate nicely.

What's the switching time? I don't have LTSpice to enter the listing in.

Tim

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"Jan Panteltje" <pNaonStpealmtje(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:i1knga$f1b$1(a)news.albasani.net...
> Hey Tim, a unity gain 12 V DC to 330 V DC converter:
> ftp://panteltje.com/pub/unity_gain_330VDC_generator.gif
> The blue graph is the value on C4.
> R5 is there to alow it to start up.
> Maybe it can be done with one emittor follower with transistors with more beta.
> C3 R1 and C2 R4 R5 compensate so the round going phase shift is zero.
> All the 'gain' is from the Q that remains after the loading of L1 C1.

From: Jan Panteltje on
On a sunny day (Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:59:31 -0500) it happened "Tim Williams"
<tmoranwms(a)charter.net> wrote in <R1m%n.17421$lS1.16540(a)newsfe12.iad>:

>Ha, a unity gain phase shift oscillator, LC RC RC.
>
>Too bad it won't start(?) without R2. That, and the inherent limitation =
>of a Q-limited circuit, limits power output.
>
>Q has to be high, of course, since it's just a Q multiplier. Switching =
>current is large, while output voltage is large, which isn't any =
>different from a flyback, though the magnitudes may be a bit different =
>(seeing as the current is sinusoidal, not ramped, which probably means a =
>bit higher RMS current). It is handy that the transistors don't see the =
>output voltage, so they can saturate nicely.
>
>What's the switching time? I don't have LTSpice to enter the listing =
>in.
>
>Tim
This is measured at the emittor Q1 / Q2.
The Vce drops show :-)
Would be BAD audio :-)
ftp://panteltje.com/pub/unity_gain_330VDC_generator_switching_times.gif
You should really get LTspice :-)
It is windows, I use it in Linux wine windows emulator.



>--
>Deep Friar: a very philosophical monk.
>Website: http://webpages.charter.net/dawill/tmoranwms
>
>"Jan Panteltje" <pNaonStpealmtje(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message =
>news:i1knga$f1b$1(a)news.albasani.net...
>> Hey Tim, a unity gain 12 V DC to 330 V DC converter:
>> ftp://panteltje.com/pub/unity_gain_330VDC_generator.gif
>> The blue graph is the value on C4.
>> R5 is there to alow it to start up.
>> Maybe it can be done with one emittor follower with transistors with =
>more beta.
>> C3 R1 and C2 R4 R5 compensate so the round going phase shift is zero.
>> All the 'gain' is from the Q that remains after the loading of L1 C1.
>
>
From: Jan Panteltje on
PS

I wrote:

>This is measured at the emittor Q1 / Q2.
>The Vce drops show :-)
>Would be BAD audio :-)
> ftp://panteltje.com/pub/unity_gain_330VDC_generator_switching_times.gif
>You should really get LTspice :-)
>It is windows, I use it in Linux wine windows emulator.


Maybe you like this spice feature it shows instantaneous power in the transistors:
ftp://panteltje.com/pub/unity_gain_330VDC_generator_transistor_power.gif

This shows the current in the collector of Q1:
ftp://panteltje.com/pub/unity_gain_330VDC_generator_transistor_current.gif

I think 2N3904 will die :-)
We need something bigger, you are right, switching is more efficient ;-)