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This document contains 12 tutorial questions about rectifier configurations and their operation. The questions cover: (1) the three basic rectifier configurations; (2) the purpose of using a transformer with a rectifier; (3) load voltage and current waveforms for half-wave and full-wave center-tapped rectifiers; and (4) calculations of average and RMS voltages and currents for various rectifier types including half-wave, full-wave, and controlled rectifiers. The rectifiers draw power from single phase and three phase AC mains grids to supply resistive loads.

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Topic 3 - Tutorial Questions

This document contains 12 tutorial questions about rectifier configurations and their operation. The questions cover: (1) the three basic rectifier configurations; (2) the purpose of using a transformer with a rectifier; (3) load voltage and current waveforms for half-wave and full-wave center-tapped rectifiers; and (4) calculations of average and RMS voltages and currents for various rectifier types including half-wave, full-wave, and controlled rectifiers. The rectifiers draw power from single phase and three phase AC mains grids to supply resistive loads.

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TOPIC 3

Tutorial Questions
Attempt all questions.

1. What are the three basic rectifier configurations?

2. What is use of the transformer in between the AC input and the rectifier
input?

3. For a half-wave rectifier, draw the load voltage and current waveforms for
a resistive load.

4. For a full-wave center-tapped rectifier, draw the load voltage and current
waveforms for a resistive load.

5. A half-wave rectifier is supplying 50W to a resistive load by drawing power


directly from a 230V rms mains grid.
i. What is the average load voltage and current?
ii. What are the rms load voltage and current?

6. In a single-phase full wave rectifier, supply is 200V AC. The load resistance
is 10Ω, 𝛼 = 60º. Find the average voltage across the load and the power
consumed by the load.

7. A full-wave centre-tapped rectifier is supplying 50W to a resistive load by


drawing power from a centre-tapped transformer that is connected to the
230V rms mains grid. The turns ratio of the centre-tapped transformer is
unity.
i. What is the average load voltage and current?
ii. What are the rms load voltage and current?
iii. Calculate the power delivered to the load.
iv. Calculate the rms value of the primary and secondary winding
currents.

8. A 1000W resistive load is supplied by a star–star transformer-isolated


three-phase half-wave rectifier. The rectifier is drawing power directly from
the 400Vrms three-phase mains grid. The secondary to primary phase
winding turns ratio is 0.5.
i. What is the average load voltage and current?
ii. What are the rms load voltage and current?
iii. Calculate the power delivered to the load.
iv. What is the average and rms currents of the rectifier diodes?

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9. A single-phase half-controlled SCR bridge rectifier is supplying a resistive
load of 1000W from a single-phase 230V mains. What is the average value
of the load voltage if the SCRs are triggered at firing angles of 45°, 90°,
120° and 180°?

10. For a three-phase half-wave half-controlled rectifier which is supplying a


load from a three-phase 400 V rms line-to-line mains grid, find the trigger
angle at which the average load voltage is 75V.

11. For a three-phase full-wave half-controlled rectifier which is supplying a


load from a three-phase 400V rms line-to-line mains grid, find the trigger
angle at which the average load voltage is 400V.

12. For a three-phase full-wave full-controlled rectifier which is supplying a


load from a three-phase 400V rms line-to-line mains grid, find the trigger
angle at which the average load voltage is 400V.

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