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voltage multiplier
1. A rectifier circuit capable of supplying a direct-current output voltage that is two or more times the peak value of the alternating-current voltage.
2. An electronic circuit that converts AC to DC and multiplies the source voltage.
2. An electronic circuit that converts AC to DC and multiplies the source voltage.
It consists of capacitor/diode pairs, the capacitor stores the source voltage like a charge pump, and the diode rectifies it.
The output voltage is roughly the input voltage times the number of capacitor/diode pairs; for example, a voltage doubler uses two capacitor/diode pairs while a voltage tripler uses three pairs.