Voltage doubler

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Offline vetmed

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on: October 15, 2016, 07:16:33 AM
Why is the output voltage from such a circuit much higher than double? Any way of predicting what you will actually get?
Thanks for any insight.


Robert Lees

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Offline Paul Joppa

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Reply #1 on: October 15, 2016, 07:38:22 AM
For predicting, the most popular software is PSUD:

http://www.duncanamps.com/psud2/

It's actually quite accurate, though there is a learning curve and you need to know details about the transformer you might be using.

The kind of doubler we use is a cap-input filter, which means the maximum (unloaded) voltage is twice the peak voltage, or 2.8 times the RMS voltage. Under load the voltage will drop, but usually you will see 1.15 to 1.20 times the RMS voltage at the output of the doubler.

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Reply #2 on: October 15, 2016, 08:27:38 AM
Thanks for that, knew I would find the answer here.

Robert Lees