forward converter [not fly -back]
look for pot-cores material 3C80, 3C81, 3C85 or equivalent, you will need a cca 21 to 28mm dia pot-core if you run it at 80 to 120kHz, driver ic TL495 , which is a PWM push pull controller estimate the efficiency for 60% for the input power, look for very good and large 10Megohm resistors you wil nee four of them 3700V/01mA = 37 Meg ohm, the must be temperature stable and must be able to carry 1000V each, you need a high quality resistor for the bottom part of the feedback divider same sort as the 10Megohms value cca 57k use 56k + an 1k pot. Philips has fast high voltage rectifiers you need some with very short recovery time
how to design a transformer:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mag-inc.com%2FFile%2520Library%2FProduct%2520Literature%2FFerrite%2520Literature%2FMagneticsFerritePowerDesign2013.pdf&ei=RTUFVOKzIMn3igLAoYGgBQ&usg=AFQjCNE63ziQj-MYzYmYzNfLrHThFJu1lg&bvm=bv.74115972,d.cGE

a more elegant way is a resonant converter, less noise, less complicated high voltage transformer, and the recovery time is not so critical, but that is for more experienced DIY people
73
Alex

On 9/1/2014 3:54 PM, Chris wrote:
Thanks for the inputs everyone,

One of the direct replies got me the data I needed!

Alex, I'd like to by it that way, but A 24VDC input 3700VDC output at 4ma
does not seem to be available!

Cheers,

Corby

Hi Corby,

The way I would approach the problem would be not ask where to get a given pot core, but how do I generate 3700v @ 4mA, starting from scratch. I would limit the secondary winding count and use a voltage multiplier, Cockroft-Walton style to bring the volts up to the required level. 22w is not an insignificant power level, so I would use a switch mode regulator chip, driving a pair of small power mosfets, with a switching frequency 100KHz or higher to keep the magnetics, winding turns count and the multiplier (Use polypropylene) caps small. Lower voltage at the secondary also makes it easier in terms of rectifier diode selection. All the info is in the chip manufacturers application notes. and suggest Unitrode as a starting point. Have done a few of these in the past and they are pretty strightforward. Even the magnetics are covered by the core manufacturers data books. A pair of small E cores sounds sounds about right and will have matching moulded bobbin options with tags. Pot cores are a pita in comparison and awkward to wind / terminate using foil, which you really need when a primary winding may only have 4 to 8 turns, yet be carrying amps.

The other point is that I would never use any switcher, however good it's claimed to be, to drive sensitive analog electronics. While many of the cheap switcher modules are fine with stable line and load, the transient response ids often dreadful and they take some time (milliseconds) to recover with step function change at either. Such instability can damage driven electronics as well. While it's common to use a switcher for initial conversion, that would always be followed by monolithic linear regulators, which typically have output noise levels of mV. For example, say you have an input voltage of 18-32v and a required output of 12v at 1A, an initial switch mode regulator to convert to 15v, then even a 7812 or similar to lose the final 3 volts...

Regards,

Chris
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