how come the scientists of today do not use Tesla coils to power some of the most power hungry machines out there such as a very large particle accelerator ?
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Tesla coils typically supply less than 2 milliamps, which is not enough current for most applications. More than one million volt is possible with a very large Tesla coil. Many variations are possible, but most are not called Tesla coils when used for serious purposes. Seimens is using switching technology to produce up to a million volts at up to 100 amps = ten gigawatts at 90,000? hertz, which they rectify and filter for HVDC = high voltage direct current power lines. Is that a giant Tesla coil? Perhaps not as they use ferrite cores = powdered iron instead of air coils. Neil
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Tesla coils will not power any machinery, and the voltage is much too low for particle accelerators.