This week I finished up the trigger circuitry. I am of the belief given the research and calculations which I have done that this will provide the appropriate output necessary to drive the MOSFET gate in such a way that class E operation of a solid state tesla coil will be properly achieved. I also had a bit of extra time this week so I began working with the coil. Using a program called JAVATC I have come up with what I believe will be reasonable and functional dimensions and build specifications for both the primary and secondary coils.
Carnegie Mellon ECE Capstone, Spring 2026 – Caleb Doan, Jayson Ma, Jack Wang