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Half wave voltage multipliers can provide what degree of voltage multiplication?

Correct answer: C. Any multiplication

  • A. Any doubler
  • B. Any tripler
  • C. Any multiplication
  • D. None of them

Explanation

A voltage multiplier is a specialized rectifier circuit producing an output that is theoretically an integer times the AC peak input, for example, 2, 3, or 4 times the AC peak input. Thus, it is possible to get 200 VDC from a 100 Vpeak AC source using a doubler, and 400 VDC from a quadrupler. Any load in a practical circuit will lower these voltages.

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