A High Gain AC-DC Rectifier Based on Current-Fed Cockcroft-Walton Voltage Multiplier for Motor Drive Applications

Ahmad Zarepour, Amirhossein Rajaei, Hooman Mohammadi-Moghadam and Mahdi Shahparasti
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Ahmad Zarepour: Department of Electrical Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz 71557-13876, Iran
Amirhossein Rajaei: Department of Electrical Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz 71557-13876, Iran
Hooman Mohammadi-Moghadam: Department of Electrical Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology, Shiraz 71557-13876, Iran
Mahdi Shahparasti: Flexible Energy Resources, School of Technology and Innovations, University of Vaasa, 65200 Vaasa, Finland

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 21, 1-23

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel high-gain AC-DC converter based on the Cockcroft-Walton (CW) voltage multiplier which can be utilized in motor drive systems with low input voltage. In this topology, use of the voltage multiplier and boost circuit results in the increment of converter gain which has a significant impact on the cost and efficiency of the system. Moreover, in this converter, the AC voltage is directly changed to DC voltage using the switching method in high frequency and, as well, the power factor is corrected. Besides, this high-frequency converter contributes to the reduction of output ripple. On the other hand, cost efficiency, the low voltage stress on capacitors and diodes, compactness, and the high voltage ratio, are achieved from the Cockcroft-Walton circuit. Furthermore, the hysteresis method is presented for converter switching to correct the power factor. The converter is simulated in MATLAB software to demonstrate the effectiveness of the suggested method. Lastly, a laboratory prototype of the suggested converter is built, several tests are done in order to verify the theoretical analysis, and comprehensive comparison with the state-of-the-art converter is done.

Keywords: AC-DC converter; high voltage ratio; Cockcroft-Walton multiplier; rectifier; power factor correction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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