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    The document discusses calculating ripple voltage (Vripple) in a full-wave bridge rectifier circuit. It explains that Vripple is the difference between the peak output voltage (Vp) and the steady voltage level reached by charging the smoothing capacitor. A formula is provided to calculate Vripple based on load resistance (RL), capacitor size (C), peak voltage (Vp), and the time between voltage peaks (Dt) set by the AC frequency. The formula approximates Vripple but becomes less accurate if the ripple exceeds 10% of the output voltage.

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    The document discusses calculating ripple voltage (Vripple) in a full-wave bridge rectifier circuit. It explains that Vripple is the difference between the peak output voltage (Vp) and the steady voltage level reached by charging the smoothing capacitor. A formula is provided to calculate Vripple based on load resistance (RL), capacitor size (C), peak voltage (Vp), and the time between voltage peaks (Dt) set by the AC frequency. The formula approximates Vripple but becomes less accurate if the ripple exceeds 10% of the output voltage.

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    The document discusses calculating ripple voltage (Vripple) in a full-wave bridge rectifier circuit. It explains that Vripple is the difference between the peak output voltage (Vp) and the steady voltage level reached by charging the smoothing capacitor. A formula is provided to calculate Vripple based on load resistance (RL), capacitor size (C), peak voltage (Vp), and the time between voltage peaks (Dt) set by the AC frequency. The formula approximates Vripple but becomes less accurate if the ripple exceeds 10% of the output voltage.

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    CalculatingRippleVoltage(Vripple)

    Theoutputfromafullwavebridgerectifierlookslikethis:
    Output voltage/V

    Vp

    10

    20

    time/ms 30

    Ifweaddasmoothingcapacitorthecapacitorchargesuptothepeakvalueofvoltage andtheoutputstayssteadyatthisvalueuntilyouconnectaloadtothepower supply(RL).Nowthe outputwilllooklikethis:


    Output voltage/V

    Vripple Vp

    10

    20

    30

    time/ms

    Astheoutputvoltagefromthebridgedropsthecapacitordischargesthroughtheload andsoaripplevoltage,Vripple,appearsontheoutputfromthesupply. Thesizeofthisvoltagedependsontheloadresistance,RL,thesizeofthesmoothing capacitor,C,andthepeakvalueoftheoutputvoltage,Vp,andisgivenby:

    Vripple =

    Vp RL C Dt

    where Dtisthetimebetweensuccessivepeaksoftheoutputwaveformfromthe rectifiercircuit.Thiswillbe10msiftheacfrequencyis50Hzandafullwavebridge rectifiercircuitisused.(But20msifahalfwaverectifiercircuitisused thequestion couldspecifyadifferentsupplyfrequency,eg60Hz,whichwouldalsoaffect Dt.) Thisformulaisanapproximationandassumesthattheripplevoltageissmall.Ifthe ripplevoltageexceeds~10%thisformulabecomesincreasinglyinaccurate.

    2006SPWoolley

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