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Analysis and Design of Symmetrical Capacitor Diode Voltage Multiplier Driven by LCL-T Resonant Converter

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This paper investigates the possibility of application of Resonant Immittance Converters (RICs) as a current source for the current-fed symmetrical Capacitor-Diode Voltage Multiplier (CDVM) with LCL-T Resonant Converter (RC) as an example. Firstly, detailed characterization of the current-fed symmetrical CDVM is carried out using repeated simulations followed by the normalization of the simulation results in order to derive the closed-form curve fit equations to predict the operating modes, output voltage and ripple in terms of operating parameters. RICs, due to their ability to convert voltage source into a current source, become a possible candidate for the realization of current source for the current-fed symmetrical CDVM. Detailed analysis, optimization and design of LCL-T RC with CDVM is performed in this paper. A step by step design procedure for the design of CDVM and the converter is proposed. A 5-stage prototype symmetrical CDVM driven by LCL-T RC to produce 2.5 kV, 50 mA dc output voltage is designed, built and tested to validate the findings of the analysis and simulation.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India

    Devesh Malviya

  2. Power Electronics Division, Raja Rammana Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore 452013, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Mangesh Balkrishna Borage & Sunil Tiwari

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Malviya, D., Borage, M. & Tiwari, S. Analysis and Design of Symmetrical Capacitor Diode Voltage Multiplier Driven by LCL-T Resonant Converter. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. B 99, 7–16 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40031-017-0304-6

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