Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Diode Applications: - Half Wave Rectifier and Equivalent Circuit With Piece-Wise Linear Model
Diode Applications: - Half Wave Rectifier and Equivalent Circuit With Piece-Wise Linear Model
vi vi
v i = VM sin (t)
Half Wave Rectifier
• We initially consider the diode to be ideal,
such that VC =0 and Rf =0
Half Wave Rectifier
• The (ideal) diode conducts for vi >0 and
since Rf =0
v0 v i
vo = VM exp {- t’ /RC}
where t’= t- t2
• At time t3 the supply voltage once again exceeds the
load voltage and the cycle repeats
Smoothed Half Wave Rectifier
• The resistance in the discharge phase is the
load resistance R.
• RC can be made large compared to the
wave period.
• The change in output voltage (or ripple) can
then be estimated using a linear
approximation to the exponential discharge.
Smoothed Half Wave Rectifier
• vo = VM exp {- t’ /RC} VM [ 1- (t’ /RC)]
• The change in voltage V is therefore
approximately given by VM t’ /RC
• For a the half wave rectifier this discharge
occurs for a time (t3 - t2 ) close to the period
T = 1/f, with f= frequency. VMT
• Giving the required result: ΔV
RC
Smoothed Half Wave Rectifier
• We can define a ripple factor as
ΔV
Ripple factor
Vd.c
where Vd.c. = (VM - V/2)
VM
Non-Ideal Half Wave Rectifier
• A plot of v0 against vi is known as the
transfer characteristic
R/(R + Rf)
VC vi
Non-Ideal Half Wave Rectifier
• We usually have R>> Rf so that Rf can be
neglected in comparison to R.
• Often VM >> Vc so Vc can also be neglected.
vi
vi
vi