Coupled Pendulums as a Mechanical Model of a Tesla Transformer
E. I. Pa'lchikov1,2, E. E. Tarasova3, I. E. Tarasova4
1Lavrent'ev Institute of Hydrodynamics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090 Russia
2Novosibirsk National Research State University, Novosibirsk, 630090 Russia
3Specialized Educational and Scientific Center, Novosibirsk, 630090 Russia
4Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, 141701 Russia
Keywords: Tesla transformer, coupled oscillators, mechanical systems, resonance, energy transfer
Abstract
A resonant pulse transformer with impact excitation is compared with a system of coupled pendulums of different masses tuned to resonance. Conditions for complete energy transfer during one-half beat cycle are obtained for a Tesla transformer and coupled pendulums. The requirements for the system parameters and initial conditions necessary for complete energy transfer in the case of two spring-coupled pendulums with different masses and the same length were theoretically determined and experimentally tested for the first time. The dependence of the shortest time of energy transfer from one oscillator to another on the system parameter is obtained.
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