Electronic Devices - Diode Applications - Discussion

Generally piv is referred as maximum reverse voltage applied to diode such that no damage (i.e diode does not enter into breakdown region) to diode. If we refer voltage multiplier circuit we can observe combination of diode and capacitor sections. The voltage stored in the C1 is max i/p voltage and voltage stored in the remaining all capacitors is twice the max i/p voltage. So finally any diode in voltage multiplier circuit has to face at most twice the max i/p voltage.

Voltage multiplier circuit is the circuit which takes ac i/p and produces dc o/p as an integer multiples of peak ac i/p.

In general peak inverse voltage means that is the maximum applying reverse voltage which does not damage the diode. So I think it is some fixed value for each type of diode. Then how to say that PIV doubles the voltage vm for each diode.

Explain about voltage doubler.