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Voltage Tripler
Voltage Quadrupler
VOLTAGE DOUBLER
A) HALF-WAVE VOLTAGE DOUBLER
A voltage doubler is a voltage multiplier with a
multiplication factor of two. A half-wave voltage doubler is
shown below. During the positive half-cycle of the secondary
voltage, diode D1 is forward-biased and D2 is reverse-biased.
Capacitor C1 is charged to the peak of the secondary voltage
(Vp) less the diode drop with the polarity shown in part (a)
During the negative half-cycle, diode D2 is forward-biased
and D1 is reverse-biased, as shown in part (b). Since C1 cant
discharge, the peak voltage on C1 adds to the secondary
voltage to charge C2 to approximately 2Vp. Applying
Kirchhoffs law around the loop as shown in part (b).
.(1)
But VC1 = VP -0.7
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B) FULL-WAVE VOLTAGE DOUBLER
Voltage Quadrupler
The addition of still another diode-capacitor section, as
shown below, produces an output four times the peak
secondary voltage.
C4 charges to 2Vp through D4 on a negative half-cycle. The
4Vp output is taken across C2 and C4, as shown below. In
both the tripler and quadrupler circuits, the PIV (peak
inverse voltage) of each diode is 2Vp
peak inverse voltage (PIV): is the maximum voltage that a diode can
withstand in the reverse direction without breaking down
or avalanching If this voltage is exceeded the diode may be destroyed.