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In a half-wave uncontrolled rectifier with RL load why does the voltage spike when current reaches 0A?
I understand that the inductor creates a negative voltage to oppose the change in current but I don't understand why the voltage spikes up instantly when the current reaches 0A.
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Current limiting resistors for preventing shorts at power supply turn-on [duplicate]
In a text it mentions about a power supply that the filter cap will act as a short at initial turn-on. Below I showed these points as A and B:
In this case, the diode will have a surge current Is. ...
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Another 'What is this component?' question
I have looked through all the other 'what is this component' questions and have not found my component. I am looking for the component in the red box. It is from a rectifier circuit off a 1973 9.8 hp ...
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