just wondering
2007-01-13 12:15:17 · 3 answers · asked by macgyver 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
A tesla coil is basically a resonant L-C circuit. The capacitor is needed along with the inductor to make the device resonate.
2007-01-13 17:11:45 · answer #1 · answered by John 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, tesla coils need a huge amount of ENERGY and from the definition of capacitor,
( is an electrical device that can STORE ENERGY in the electric field between a pair of closely-spaced conductors (called 'plates'). When voltage is applied to the capacitor, electric charges of equal magnitude, but opposite polarity, build up on each plate.
Capacitors are used in electrical circuits as energy-storage devices. They can also be used to differentiate between high-frequency and low-frequency signals and this makes them useful in electronic filters.
In tesla coils, The larger the capacitor, the higher the electrical voltage it can emit.
2007-01-13 21:52:11 · answer #2 · answered by 2cute4u 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To maintain an oscillation with the primary coil.
Kind of a tuned circuit, I suppose.
2007-01-13 20:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋