TheRabbit2
New Member
Hi,
I need some help in building a DC voltage multiplier.
This is the circuit I have so far (made this is PSPICE)
**broken link removed**
This is a 9V DC power source, to a 555 timer to get a square wave. Then fed through a Half-Wave Series Multiplier (Villard Cascade) to get a high voltage DC output.
Now, what I need help on is to have some sort of trigger switch device that will allow me to switch between the outputs of Vout2 and Vout3.
Ideally I want to be able to send a single pulse at 5V pulse from a micro-controller to the switch to change the resulting output of the system between those two points.
Something like.
Vout2-------o
...................\____Vout_system
Then pulse in changes it to
....................____Vout_system
.................../
Vout3-------o
(ignore, '.'s just used them to get the spacing)
Any help is welcome, improvements, part changes, design overhaul, switch part number, etc.
Thanks!
-Edit-
I think that I should include basically what I am trying to accomplish with this circuit as it seems that I may have chosen possibly the wrong path to pursue.
First off, I wish to be able to power the circuit off of a battery source, hence the 9VDC. What I wish to accomplish is to get a about 30-40V square wave output.
I was going to add another 555 timer at the end of the diagram that I originally posted to get the square wave. So I guess it's kind of a circuitous route to take, DC-->AC-->DC-->AC, lol.
Thanks!
I need some help in building a DC voltage multiplier.
This is the circuit I have so far (made this is PSPICE)
**broken link removed**
This is a 9V DC power source, to a 555 timer to get a square wave. Then fed through a Half-Wave Series Multiplier (Villard Cascade) to get a high voltage DC output.
Now, what I need help on is to have some sort of trigger switch device that will allow me to switch between the outputs of Vout2 and Vout3.
Ideally I want to be able to send a single pulse at 5V pulse from a micro-controller to the switch to change the resulting output of the system between those two points.
Something like.
Vout2-------o
...................\____Vout_system
Then pulse in changes it to
....................____Vout_system
.................../
Vout3-------o
(ignore, '.'s just used them to get the spacing)
Any help is welcome, improvements, part changes, design overhaul, switch part number, etc.
Thanks!
-Edit-
I think that I should include basically what I am trying to accomplish with this circuit as it seems that I may have chosen possibly the wrong path to pursue.
First off, I wish to be able to power the circuit off of a battery source, hence the 9VDC. What I wish to accomplish is to get a about 30-40V square wave output.
I was going to add another 555 timer at the end of the diagram that I originally posted to get the square wave. So I guess it's kind of a circuitous route to take, DC-->AC-->DC-->AC, lol.
Thanks!
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