I want to know what is an ideal series inductor for a storage capacitor connected to a xenon flash tube to preserve flash tube from damage caused by pick current? and how to calculate it for other situation?Is it really precise or I can use any near values? also which type of inductor is better for this?My current capacitor is an electrolyte 1200uF 450V according to flash tube I use.In flash tube datasheet only mentioned to use a series choke after capacitor!
A flash tube has both a peak current and energy rating. The current through the tube will be a damped sinusoid and the peak value is determine by the inductor. The energy is determined by the cap.
