I'm building a voltage tripler to charge a capacitor bank (20,000uf 450V) I see halfwave series and halfwave parallel multipliers. Are these both called Cockcroft-Walton multipliers or is it just the series type?
On this page;
"The output V/I characteristic is roughly hyperbolic, so it serves well for charging capacitor banks to high voltages at roughly constant charging power."
The page shows a series multiplier, does that line apply to parallel multipliers to?
Should I build a series or parallel multiplier? My caps can handle the voltage of the parallel.
I'll be charging from 120vac, 20 amp outlet. I want to charge as fast as reasonable, I have 110 amp diodes so no concern there. But how do I size my multiplier caps? I have 20uf, 40 uf and 1800uf caps on hand. I suspect I'll want a series resistor to limit the current, but, do I want it at the ac input or between the tripler and the capacitor bank? Thanks, Mike