Formula Page
On this page are listed Tesla coil formulas for a reference to those who prefer to make calculations on paper. Below is a table of formulas on this page.
Ohm's Law Transformer Input and Output Capacitive Reactance Spiral Coil Secondary Coil Dimensions Sphere Capacitance AC RMS/Peak Voltage Energy for L and C
Inductive Reactance Resonant Circuit Formula Helical Coil Medhurst Plate Capacitors Rotary Gap Firing Inverse Conical Coil Toroid Capacitance Leyden Jar Capacitors Rotary Gap Electrode Speed
Ohm's Law
E = IZ P = IE
E = volts I = current in amps Z = impedance or resistance in ohms P = power in watts
Transformer Input and Output EPIP = ESIS EP = primary voltage IP = primary current in amps ES = secondary voltage IS = secondary current in amps
Capacitive Reactance
XC = capacitive reactance in ohms F = frequency in hertz C = capacitance in farads
Inductive Reactance
XL = inductive reactance in ohms F = frequency in hertz L = inductance in henrys
Resonant Circuit Formula
F = frequency in hertz L = inductance in henrys C = capacitance in farads
Spiral Coil Inductance
L = inductance of coil in microhenrys (H) R = average radius of the coil in inches N = number of turns W = width of the coil in inches
Helical Coil Inductance
L = inductance of coil in microhenrys (H) N = number of turns R = radius of coil in inches (Measure from the center of the coil to the middle of the wire.) H = height of coil in inches
Inverse Conical Coil Inductance
L = inductance of coil in microhenrys (H) L1 = helix factor L2 = spiral factor N = number of turns R = average radius of coil in inches H = effective height of the coil in inches W = effective width of the coil in inches X = rise angle of the coil in degrees
Secondary Coil Dimensions
T = AH
L = length of wire in feet D = outer diameter of coil form in inches H = height of windings in inches A = number of turns per inch T = total number of turns B = thickness of wire in inches
Medhurst
C = self capacitance in picofarads R = radius of secondary coil in inches L = length of secondary coil in inches
Toroid Capacitance
C = capacitance in picofarads D1 = outside diameter of toroid in inches D2 = diameter of cross section of toroid in inches This equation courtesy Bert Pool.
Sphere Capacitance
C = capacitance in picofarads R = radius in inches
Plate Capacitors
C = capacitance in microfarads K = dielectric constant A = area of each plate in square inches N = number of plates D = distance between plates in inches (thickness of dielectric)
Leyden Jar Capacitors
C = capacitance in microfarads K = dielectric constant D = diameter of jar in inches H = height of jar in inches T = thickness of jar in inches
AC RMS and Peak Voltage ERMS = 0.7071E P
ERMS = RMS voltage EP = peak voltage
Rotary Spark Gap Firings per Second
F = firings per second (hertz) R = motor RPM rating E = number of rotary electrodes
Rotary Spark Gap Electrode Speed
S = electrode speed (MPH) R = motor RPM rating D = diameter of electrode placement circle (inches)
Energy for L and C
Capacitance J = 0.5 V2 C Inductance J = 0.5 I2 L
J = joules of energy stored V = peak charge voltage I = peak current C = capacitance in farads L = inductance in henries Peak values of V and I are stated in order to emphasize not to use RMS values.
The energy stored at any given time is of course: J(t) = 0.5 [V(t)]2 C and J(t) = 0.5 [I(t)]2 L.
