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The document outlines an open-ended lab experiment focused on designing and analyzing a single-phase Cockroft-Walton type cascade voltage multiplier. It details the apparatus needed, theoretical background on voltage multipliers, and a step-by-step procedure for constructing and testing the circuit. The lab tasks include measuring output waveforms, calculating voltage reduction and ripple factor, and comparing theoretical versus practical results.

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Open Ended Lab14

The document outlines an open-ended lab experiment focused on designing and analyzing a single-phase Cockroft-Walton type cascade voltage multiplier. It details the apparatus needed, theoretical background on voltage multipliers, and a step-by-step procedure for constructing and testing the circuit. The lab tasks include measuring output waveforms, calculating voltage reduction and ripple factor, and comparing theoretical versus practical results.

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High Voltage Engineering Lab Lab 14

Open Ended Lab


Designing of Cascade Voltage Multiplier (Cockroft-Walton type)

Experiment Aim

The aim of this experiment is to design and analysis of a single-phase voltage multiplier.
Apparatus

Make the circuit for voltage multiplier using the following equipment:

 Appropriate software for simulation of electric circuits like MATLAB / Multisim


Theory

Voltage multipliers may also be used as primary power supplies where AC input is rectified
to pulsating dc. This dc output voltage may be increased (through use of a voltage multiplier) to
as much as 1000 volts dc. This voltage is generally used as the plate or screen grid voltage for
electron tubes.
Voltage multipliers may be classified as voltage doublers, triplers, or quadruples. The
classification depends on the ratio of the output voltage to the input voltage. For example, a
voltage multiplier that increases the peak input voltage twice is called a voltage doubler. Voltage
multipliers increase voltages through the use of series-aiding voltage sources.
Cascade Voltage Multiplier (Cockroft-Walton type)

To demonstrate the principle only, an n-stage single-phase cascade circuit of


the ‘Cockroft–Walton type’, shown in figure (4) below, will be presented.

Fig 14.1 Cockroft-Walton type / Greinacher multiplier


High Voltage Engineering Lab Lab 14

For a given number of stages, this maximum voltage


Vomax =2nVmax-dVo

To calculate the total voltage drop dVo, we will first consider the stage n.

The average output voltage is : Vo = Vomax - dV And peak to –


peak ripple 2δv= where :

Procedure
1- Connect the single phase half wave voltage doubler circuit shown in Fig.(1) on the power
electronic trainer.
2-Turn on the power
3- Plot the input and capacitors waveforms on the same graph paper.
4- Measure the average and RMS capacitor voltage by connect the AVO meter across C 1 and
C2 resistance.
5- Turn off the power
6- Add load resistance at the output, then repeat steps(2-4) (R1=150k , R2=270k)

Lab Tasks

1. Construct cockroft-walton type voltage multiplier consists of 5 stages with


following consideration by selecting appropriate value of circuit’s parameters to achieve
desired/calculated value of output voltage

 Show the results of output waveform at each stage and calculate the total voltage
reduction and voltage ripple factor
 Comment on your results
 Compare between the theoretical and practical results
Simulink circuit:

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