Electric circuit

A tutorial series on characterizing the pulsed-discharge electrical circuit: electrical length and the lumped-vs-distributed decision (1), then how to calibrate the model parameters from what you measure — cable delay and impedance by TDR (2), loop inductance from the current rise into a dummy load (3), cable capacitance from the open-end charging transient (4) — and the LC-ladder picture that ties the calibrations together (5). Companion class: notebooks/transmission_line_vs_inductance.ipynb.

Tutorial 1 — Electrical length: which circuit model does your setup need?

Tutorial 1 — Electrical length: which circuit model does your setup need?

Tutorial 2 — TDR: calibrate the cable delay and impedance from echoes.

Tutorial 2 — TDR: calibrate the cable delay and impedance from echoes.

Tutorial 3 — Loop inductance from the current rise into a dummy load.

Tutorial 3 — Loop inductance from the current rise into a dummy load.

Tutorial 4 — Cable capacitance from the charging transient (no load).

Tutorial 4 — Cable capacitance from the charging transient (no load).

Tutorial 5 — The LC-ladder view: why the calibrations are consistent.

Tutorial 5 — The LC-ladder view: why the calibrations are consistent.