Half-Wave Voltage Doubler
- Availability of common point between input and output lines for earthing – Yes, available
- Ripple Content – High
- Ripple Frequency – Supply Frequency
- Voltage Regulation – Poor
- Maximum Voltage Across Each Capacitor – 2 Vs max
- PIV Rating Of Each Diode – 2 Vs max
Full-Wave Voltage Doubler
- Availability of common point between input and output lines for earthing – No, not available
- Ripple Content – Low
- Ripple Frequency – Twice Supply Frequency
- Voltage Regulation – Better than that of half-wave voltage doubler
- Maximum Voltage Across Each Capacitor – Vs max
- PIV Rating Of Each Diode – 2 Vs max
It is seen that half-wave or full-wave voltage doubler circuits provide twice the peak voltage of the transformer secondary while requiring no centre-tapped transformer and only 2 Vs max PIV rating for diodes.
The advantage of a full-wave voltage doubler over an half-wave voltage doubler is that the output ripple frequency is twice the supply frequency and it is easier to filter high frequency ripples. The drawback of a full-wave voltage doubler is that common ground between input and output is not available.
Ripple content |
Ripple frequency |
Voltage regulation |
Maximum voltage across each capacitor |
PIV rating of each diode |
Ripple content |
Ripple frequency |
Voltage regulation |
Maximum voltage across each capacitor |
PIV rating of each diode |
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