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Full Wave Rectifier Overview

A full-wave rectifier produces an output voltage that occurs on each half of the input cycle, with an output frequency that is twice the input frequency. It uses two diodes to conduct during each half cycle. The purpose of the capacitor filter is not to convert AC to DC, but to reduce ripple voltage. A smaller filter capacitor increases the ripple voltage.

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Full Wave Rectifier Overview

A full-wave rectifier produces an output voltage that occurs on each half of the input cycle, with an output frequency that is twice the input frequency. It uses two diodes to conduct during each half cycle. The purpose of the capacitor filter is not to convert AC to DC, but to reduce ripple voltage. A smaller filter capacitor increases the ripple voltage.

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3- Full wave rectifier

1. A full wave voltage occurs on each half of the input cycle


and has a frequency of twice the input frequency. A half
wave voltage occurs once each input cycle and has a
frequency equal to the input frequency.
2. AVG=2(60v)/𝜋 =38.12 v

TRUE/FALSE QUIZ:
1. Each diode in a full-wave rectifier conducts for the entire
input cycle. (F)
2. The output frequency of a full-wave rectifier is twice the
input frequency. (T)
3. A bridge rectifier uses four diodes. (T)
4. In a bridge rectifier, two diodes conduct during each half
cycle of the input. . (T)
5. The purpose of the capacitor filter in a rectifier is to convert
ac to dc. (F)
6. The output voltage of a filtered rectifier always has some
ripple voltage. (T)
7. A smaller filter capacitor reduces the ripple. (F)

1. The average value of a full-wave rectified voltage with a peak


value of 75 V is
(a) 53 V (b) 47.8 V (c) 37.5 V (d) 23.9 V
2. When a 60 Hz sinusoidal voltage is applied to the input of a
full-wave rectifier, the output frequency is
(a) 120 Hz (b) 60 Hz (c) 240 Hz (d) 0 Hz
3. When the rms output voltage of a bridge full-wave rectifier is
20 V, the peak inverse voltage across the diodes is (neglecting
the diode drop)
(a) 20 V (b) 40 V (c) 28.3 V (d) 56.6 V
4. A 60 V peak full-wave rectified voltage is applied to a
capacitor-input filter. If f = 120 Hz, RL = 10 k , and C = 10u F,
the ripple voltage is
(a) 0.6 V (b) 6 mV (c) 5.0 V (d) 2.88 V
5. If the load resistance of a capacitor-filtered full-wave rectifier
is reduced, the ripple voltage
(a) increases (b) decreases (c) is not affected (d) has a
different frequency

15. (a) 1.59 V (b) 63.7 V (c) 16.4 V (d) 10.5 V

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