Advanced Pulsed Solid State Tesla Coil (PSSTC) Driver Board

Completed Advanced PSSTC Board

PSSTC Driver Board Specifications:

-  +5V Low Voltage Power Supply (Logic Power)

-  +15V (or +12V) Low Voltage Power Supply (Gate Drive Power)

-  Logic Power Indicator LED

-  Gate Drive Power Indicator LED

-  LVPS Transient Voltage Protection

-  Paralleled UCC3732x Gate Drivers (18A Peak Current) at up to 15% Duty Cycle

-  Onboard pulse modulator (interruptor) with both PRF and Duty Cycle ADJ Potentiometers

-  External (BNC Jack) pulse modulator input (interruptor)

-  Gate Drive Power Supervisory Circuit with Indicating LED and pulse INHIBIT

-  External Fault Inhibit inputs

-  Screw terminal connections (no loose soldered wire connections)

-  Maximum Duty Cycle Detection Circuit (user programmable via potentiometer) with pulse INHIBIT

Schematics, Parts List, and Electrical Design

The following schematics are for the Advanced PSSTC Driver Board  (Requires Adobe Acrobat 5.0)

Click here for the Fault Detection Schematic

Click here for the Gate Drive Schematic

Click here for the Internal Oscillator Schematic

Click here for the Low Voltage Power Supply (LVPS) Schematic

Click here for Advanced PSSTC Parts List (Revision - Initial Release)

Specifications

Printed Wiring Board:

2-Layer

Top Silkscreen

Soldermask (Top/Bottom)

Approx. Dimensions (4.0" x 6.0")

PSSTC Driver Board Instruction Manual

Due to scheduling conflicts, no manuals will be released for this board.  

The following instruction manual is for the PSSTC Driver Board.  

(Requires Adobe Acrobat 5.0)

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