Rectifier: Half Wave Rectifier Full Wave Rectifier
Rectifier: Half Wave Rectifier Full Wave Rectifier
Rectifier: Half Wave Rectifier Full Wave Rectifier
-Square wave
•This circuit is called half-wave rectifier, which generate waveform vo that will
have an average value of particular use in the ac-to-dc conversion process.
Vdc = 0.318Vm
where Vm = the peak voltage
Example
Page 78 (Example 2.16)
Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV)
Because the diode is only forward biased for one-half
of the AC cycle, it is then also off for one-half of the
AC cycle. It is important that the reverse breakdown
voltage rating of the diode be high enough to
withstand the peak AC voltage.
Vdc = 0.636 Vm
Operation of Bridge Network
Positive Half
Cycle
Negative Half
Cycle
Determining Vo for silicon diodes in the bridge
configuration
During the negative cycle of vi, reversing the roles of the diodes
(D2 is short-circuit) but maintaining the same polarity for the
voltage across the load resistor R.
Example
Show the voltage waveform across the secondary winding
and across R when an input sinusoidal is applied to the
primary winding.
Solution