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Chapter 3 - 1
Chapter 3 - 1
Chapter 3 - 1
Half-Wave Rectifiers
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Half-wave rectifier with resistive load
A rectifier converts ac to dc.
A basic half-wave rectifier with a resistive load is shown in Fig.
The output current can be obtained by expressing the current as the sum of the
forced response and the natural response:
Half-wave Rectifier with Resistive-inductive Load
The forced response is the steady-state sinusoidal current that would exist in the
circuit when diode is forward biased.
For this first-order circuit, the natural response has the form
Half-wave Rectifier with Resistive-inductive Load
The constant A is evaluated by using the initial condition for current. The initial
current in the inductor is zero because it was zero before the diode started conducting
and it cannot change instantaneously.
It is often convenient to write the function in terms of the angle t rather than time
Half-wave Rectifier with Resistive-inductive Load
Half-wave Rectifier with Resistive-inductive Load
The point, when the current reaches zero, occurs when the diode turns off, is called
the extinction angle β
Substituting t = β in our last eq.