re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread francis
Dave, I think you we are both in agreement with the initial post of Ed's thermal analysis, http://www.mail-archive.com/vortex-l%40eskimo.com/msg80803.html but it does not mention the difference between the destructive test in open air and the unit in normal operation which is constantly bathed in

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread David Roberson
, May 25, 2013 7:16 am Subject: re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Dave, I think you we are both in agreement with the initial post of Ed’s thermal analysis, http://www.mail-archive.com/vortex-l%40eskimo.com/msg80803.html but it does not mention the difference between the destructive test in open

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Fran, my model takes into account the rate of heat transfer out of the device by using a parameter that simulates a thermal positive feedback loop. And, as you suggest this depends greatly upon the rate of heat

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
techniques. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Fran, my model takes into account the rate of heat transfer out of the device by using a parameter that simulates

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Edmund Storms
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Fran, my model takes into account the rate of heat transfer out of the device by using a parameter that simulates a thermal positive feedback loop. And, as you suggest this depends greatly upon the rate of heat

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread David Roberson
: Sat, May 25, 2013 12:47 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Dave, Does this model allow a stable energy production regime to exist when, after initiation via initial heating has begun, the device can be run at zero input power, and regulation to prevent runaway is achieved

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
be. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Andrew, My model demonstrates that a periodic waveform is required in order to keep the ECAT within stable

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread David Roberson
-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Cc: Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.com Sent: Sat, May 25, 2013 1:12 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues I like your approach, Dave. To fit reality, you need to take into account two major variables. These are the diffusion rate and the solubility of H in the Ni

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
at a photo of a resistor overheating. Andrew - Original Message - From: Andrew To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 10:43 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Dave, You therefore answer in the affirmative - i.e. it looks possible in principle

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread David Roberson
...@att.net To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sat, May 25, 2013 1:43 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Dave, You therefore answer in the affirmative - i.e. it looks possible in principle to operate with sporadic negative power input (cooling) and at zero input power, once

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Axil Axil
AM *Subject:* Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Fran, my model takes into account the rate of heat transfer out of the device by using a parameter that simulates a thermal positive feedback loop. And, as you suggest this depends greatly upon the rate of heat generation with temperature

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread David Roberson
been? I suspect that the results would have been much the same in either case. The device was out of control. Dave -Original Message- From: Andrew andrew...@att.net To: vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sat, May 25, 2013 1:50 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues I should add

RE: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread MarkI-ZeroPoint
: Saturday, May 25, 2013 10:51 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues I should add that I don't believe that currently we have any hard evidence for the existence of thermal runaway occurring spontaneously. The (in)famous photo of the device in meltdown was taken under

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Edmund Storms
, and as such lends itself to numerical optimisation techniques. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Fran, my model takes into account the rate of heat transfer out

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Axil Axil
- *From:* David Roberson dlrober...@aol.com *To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com *Sent:* Saturday, May 25, 2013 9:36 AM *Subject:* Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Fran, my model takes into account the rate of heat transfer out of the device by using a parameter that simulates a thermal positive feedback

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Andrew
[mailto:andrew...@att.net] Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 10:51 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues I should add that I don't believe that currently we have any hard evidence for the existence of thermal runaway occurring spontaneously. The (in)famous photo

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Axil Axil
, 2013 9:36 AM *Subject:* Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Fran, my model takes into account the rate of heat transfer out of the device by using a parameter that simulates a thermal positive feedback loop. And, as you suggest this depends greatly upon the rate of heat generation

Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues

2013-05-25 Thread Edmund Storms
of view, and as such lends itself to numerical optimisation techniques. Andrew - Original Message - From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 9:36 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]: ECAT Drive PWM Issues Fran, my model takes into account the rate of heat transfer out