Question
Download Solution PDFState the respective ripple factor and efficiency of a full wave rectifier.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFFull wave rectifier:
A bridge rectifier is of two types:
1) Bridge Type Full Wave Rectifier
2) Center-Tap Full Wave Rectifier
A Bridge type full wave rectifier contains 4 diodes as shown:
Ripple factor (RF):
The ripple factor indicates the number of ripples present in the DC output.
The output of the power supply is given by
Efficiency:
The efficiency of a rectifier is defined as the ratio of the dc output power to input power.
Additional Information
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Parameters |
FWR (Center tap) |
FWR (Bridge) |
HWR |
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Vrms |
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VDC |
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Ripple factor |
0.48 |
0.48 |
1.21 |
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PIV |
2Vm |
Vm |
Vm |
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Output frequency |
2f |
2f |
f |
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Form factor |
1.11 |
1.11 |
1.57 |
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efficiency |
81.2% |
81.2% |
40.5%
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