Hi, I would like to simulate the discharge curve of an initially charged photoflash capacitor into a RL load as shown below (with component parasitics):

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A few things to note:
1. photoflash capacitor (C1) is initially charged to 360V
2. a voltage controlled switch represents a microcontroller triggered thyristor that turns on exactly 1ms late

When this circuit is simulated, the following graph is obtained:

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The simulation shows a discharge current less than 1nA when around 6kA of current is anticipated. How is this possible?

I have attached a copy of the schematic below.

Thanks!

 

hi 20,
What is the voltage source charging the capacitor.?
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Update:
The IC for V(n003) corrected.

 

Any DC source, such as a battery. I have tried changing the node designation but nothing worked. Would you have any idea of the root cause of this simulation error?

 

hi 20,
Do you mean something like this.?
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hi,
Alternative sim.
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hi ericgibbs, the latest simulation appears to be the result that I was looking for - a shift in the closing time of the equivalent switch; could you upload a copy of that schematic so I may learn what went wrong with mine?

 

hi 20,
Hope this helps.
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thank you eric