Journal of Power Electronics

The Korean Institute of Power Electronics (전력전자학회)
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Behavioral switching model for current-fed Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier

  • Rajaei, Amirhossein (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology) ;
  • Dehghanian, Iman (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology) ;
  • Shahparasti, Mahdi (Electrical Engineering Section, The Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark) ;
  • Poursmaeil, Edris (Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Aalto University)
  • Received : 2019.04.15
  • Accepted : 2019.10.11
  • Published : 2020.03.20
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Abstract

After about 80 years of introducing the Cockcroft-Walton (CW) circuit, it is still widely used because of its advantages, such as simplicity and high step-up gain. Several studies focused on the performance and design optimization of the circuit, but a dynamic model of the circuit remains to be established. This study analyzed the operation principles of an n-stage current-fed Cockcroft-Walton (CF-CWVM) during transient and steady-state operations. Then, an approach was derived to achieve a mathematical model for CF-CWVM with an arbitrary number of stages. A mathematical model for one- and two-stage CF-CWVM was developed, and its results were compared with simulation results. The theoretical model and simulations were validated by providing a prototype of CF-CWVM and comparing the results with the model outputs.

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