How the spark is produced in Electric Discharge Machining ?
A typical circuit used for supplying the power to an EDM machine is named as the relaxation circuit. The circuit consists of a DC power source, which charges the capacitor ‘C’ across a resistance ‘Rc’. Initially when the capacitor is in the uncharged condition, when the power supply is on with a voltage of Vo, a heavy current, ic, will flow in the circuit as shown to charge the capacitor. The relaxation circuit as explained above was used in the early EDM machines. They are limited to the low material removal rates for fine finish, which limits its application. This can be explained from the fact that the time spent on charging the capacitor is quite large during which time, no machining can actually take place. Thus the material removal rates are low.
How to Calculate Discharging Voltage?
Discharging Voltage calculator uses Discharge Voltage of EDM = Voltage at any Time in Voltage Discharge*exp(-Time Elapsed for Voltage Discharge/(Resistance of Discharging Voltage*Capacitance of Voltage Discharge)) to calculate the Discharge Voltage of EDM, The Discharging voltage formula is defined as the voltage at any given time present across the discharging circuit. Discharge Voltage of EDM is denoted by Vdis symbol.
How to calculate Discharging Voltage using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Discharging Voltage, enter Voltage at any Time in Voltage Discharge (Vc), Time Elapsed for Voltage Discharge (t), Resistance of Discharging Voltage (Rdv) & Capacitance of Voltage Discharge (C) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Discharging Voltage calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.772633 = 2*exp(-12/(0.31*40)).