Voltage Tripler Calculator

Calculate voltage tripler circuits for AC to DC conversion with 3x voltage multiplication. Design Cockcroft-Walton, Villard cascade, and symmetrical voltage tripler circuits.

Voltage Tripler Type

Cockcroft-Walton Voltage Tripler

    AC โ”€โ”€โ”ฌโ”€โ”€โ”€ D1 โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ฌโ”€โ”€โ”€ C1 โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ฌโ”€โ”€โ”€ D3 โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ฌโ”€โ”€โ”€ C3 โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ฌโ”€โ”€โ”€ D5 โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ฌโ”€โ”€โ”€ +3Vout
         โ”‚    โ†—     โ”‚          โ”‚    โ†—     โ”‚          โ”‚    โ†—     โ”‚
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         โ””โ”€โ”€โ”€ D2 โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ผโ”€โ”€โ”€ C2 โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”˜          โ””โ”€โ”€โ”€ C4 โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”˜          โ”‚
              โ†—     โ”‚                           โ”‚               โ”‚
                    โ””โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”ดโ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”˜
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About Voltage Triplers

Voltage triplers are AC to DC converters that produce an output voltage approximately three times the peak input voltage. They're used in applications requiring higher voltages without using step-up transformers.

Applications:

  • CRT displays and monitors
  • Photomultiplier tube supplies
  • High voltage test equipment
  • Electrostatic precipitators
  • Ion generators

Advantages:

  • No center-tapped transformer required
  • Higher voltage multiplication
  • Relatively simple circuit
  • Cost-effective for low current applications

Disadvantages:

  • Poor load regulation
  • High output impedance
  • Significant ripple voltage
  • Limited to low current applications
  • Multiple high-voltage components required