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Lab Session: 5: Demonstrate The Uses of Diodes in Voltage Multiplier Circuits. Objective

This lab session demonstrates voltage multiplier circuits using diodes and capacitors. Voltage doublers, triplers, and quadruplers are studied. A voltage doubler produces an output voltage twice the input voltage. A voltage tripler produces three times the input voltage, while a voltage quadrupler produces four times the input voltage. These circuits are demonstrated using a function generator, breadboard, capacitors, diodes, and a multimeter. Measurements show the output voltages are doubled, tripled, and quadrupled as expected.

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Lab Session: 5: Demonstrate The Uses of Diodes in Voltage Multiplier Circuits. Objective

This lab session demonstrates voltage multiplier circuits using diodes and capacitors. Voltage doublers, triplers, and quadruplers are studied. A voltage doubler produces an output voltage twice the input voltage. A voltage tripler produces three times the input voltage, while a voltage quadrupler produces four times the input voltage. These circuits are demonstrated using a function generator, breadboard, capacitors, diodes, and a multimeter. Measurements show the output voltages are doubled, tripled, and quadrupled as expected.

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Lab Session: 5

Demonstrate the uses of Diodes in Voltage Multiplier Circuits.

Objective:
Our objective is to demonstrate the use of diodes in voltage multipliers. Also we are to study voltage
doubler, tripler and quadrupler.

Apparatus:
 Oscilloscope
 Function Generator
 Breadboard
 Multimeter
 Capacitors
 Diodes
 Resistors
 Proteus Software
 Alternator

Task: 1
What is Voltage Multiplier Circuit?

Voltage Multiplier Circuit:


The voltage multiplier is an electronic circuit that delivers the output voltage whose amplitude (peak
value) is two, three, or more times greater than the amplitude (peak value) of the input voltage. The
voltage multiplier is made up of capacitors and diodes that are connected in different configurations.
Voltage multiplier has different stages. Each stage is made up of one diode and one capacitor. These
arrangements of diodes and capacitors make it possible to produce rectified and filtered output voltage
whose amplitude (peak value) is larger than the input AC voltage.

Types of voltage multipliers:


Voltage multipliers are classified into following types:
 Voltage doubler
 Voltage tripler
 Voltage quadrupler

Voltage Doubler:
Voltage Doubler is a voltage multiplier circuit which has a voltage multiplication factor of two. The
circuit consists of only two diodes, two capacitors and an oscillating AC input voltage (a PWM
waveform could also be used). This simple diode-capacitor pump circuit gives a DC output voltage
equal to the peak-to-peak value of the sinusoidal input. In other words, double the peak voltage value
because the diodes and the capacitors work together to effectively double the voltage.
Circuit Diagram:

Fig: 5.1 Voltage Doubler Circuit on proteus

Procedure:
 First, I placed an AC voltage source and set its parameters as amplitude 5V and frequency 20
Hz.
 Then I placed two capacitor of 1uF.
 After that I placed diode in series with the capacitor.
 I placed a voltmeter across each capacitor to check that whether its voltage is doubled or not.

Results:
𝑉𝑖𝑛 = 5V
𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 = 2(𝑉𝑖𝑛 )
= 2(5V)
= 10V
As we can see that the voltage across C2 is 9.2 V.

Voltage Tripler:
Voltage Tripler is another Voltage Multiplier Circuit, where the output voltage is three times that of
the input voltage i.e. if the input voltage is 9V, the output voltage will be 27 V (approximately).

Circuit Diagram:

Fig: 5.2 Voltage Tripler Circuit on proteus


Procedure:
 First, I placed an AC voltage source and set its parameters as Amplitude 5V and Frequency
20 Hz.
 Then I placed three capacitors of 1uF
 After that I placed diode in series with each capacitor
 I placed a voltmeter across each capacitor to check that whether its voltage is doubled or not.
Results:
𝑉𝑖𝑛 = 5V
𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 = 3(𝑉𝑖𝑛 )
= 3(5V)
= 15 V
As we can see that the voltage across C3 is 13.7 V.

Voltage Quadrupler:
This voltage quadrupling effect is achieved through the use of capacitors. We use individual capacitors
to charge up to the input voltage. The first capacitor charges up to the input voltage of the circuit. The
second capacitor has a successive effect. It charges up to the value of the input voltage but always
sees the voltage from the first capacitor, having an additive effect. The result is double the input
voltage. The third capacitor, again, charges up to the input voltage but sees the voltage from the other
2 capacitors, so the output is triple the input voltage. The fourth capacitor charges up to the input
voltage, while seeing the voltage from the other 3 capacitors, so the output is now quadruple the input
voltage. We use diodes to block capacitors from discharging once they are charged. So it's a series of
capacitors and diodes that allows this multiplying effect.
The circuit intakes an input voltage and multiplies it by 4 to give an output voltage that is 4 times
larger than the input voltage. Thus, this circuit is a type of voltage multiplier circuit.

Circuit Diagram:

Fig: 5.3 Voltage Quadrupler Circuit on proteus


Fig: 5.4 Voltage Quadrupler Circuit on breadboard
Procedure:
 First, I placed an AC voltage source and set its parameters i.e. amplitude 5V and frequency 20
Hz.
 Then I placed four capacitors of 1uF
 After that I placed diode in series with each capacitor
 I placed a voltmeter across each capacitor to check that whether its voltage is quadrupled or
not.
Results:
𝑉𝑖𝑛 = 5V
𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 = 4(𝑉𝑖𝑛 )
= 4(5V)
= 20 V
As we can see that the voltage across C4 is 18.2 V.

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