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Question

ganeshie8 · Answer

In the left half wave circuit find the voltage DC out

Ac input is 120V @ 60hz

thomas5267 · Answer

Dafuq?  Are those capacitors?

ganeshie8 · Answer

Yes just diodes and capacitors haha

inkyvoyd · Answer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage_multiplier#Other_circuit_topologies

ilovepuppieslol · Answer

what are those

umerlodhi · Answer

gg

ganeshie8 · Answer

thank you @inkyvoyd  got it !

inkyvoyd · Answer

this is a better source tbh http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/semiconductors/chpt-3/voltage-multipliers/

ganeshie8 · Answer

Basically the capacitors are getting charged to 2Vm in the first few cycles due to the magic on/off of diodes.

The output is taken across the serially connected capacitors, the voltage adds up.
Nice :)