Refer to figure 3-1(a) for the circuit diagram of half-wave rectifier using resistive  R 

load in the textbook.

From the figure 3-1(a), the circuit consists of AC voltage source  vS  , diode and resistive
 R  load.
The AC source voltage in time-domain is,
vS  t   170sin  377t  V
The load resistance is,
R = 15 
The peak value Vm  of the source voltage is,
Vm  170 V
The root mean square (RMS) value VS,rms  of the source voltage is,
Vm
VS,rms 
2
170

2
 120.21
Therefore, the RMS value of the source voltage is,
VS,rms  120.21 V

(a)

Calculate the average load current  I o  .

The expression for the average load current  I o  is,
Vm
Io 
R
Substitute 170 V for Vm , 15  for R .
170
Io 
 15 
170

3.142  15
 3.61
Therefore, the average load current  I o  is 3.61 A .

(b)

Calculate the root mean square (RMS) load current  I rms  .

The expression for the RMS load current  I rms  is,
Vm
I rms 
2R
Substitute 170 V for Vm , 15  for R .
170
I rms 
2 15 
170

30
 5.667
Therefore, the RMS load current  I rms  is 5.667 A .

(c)

Calculate the power absorbed  P  by the resistive load.

The expression for the power absorbed  P  by the resistive load is,
P  I rms
2
R
Substitute 5.667 A for I rms , 15  for R .
P  I rms
2
R
  5.667  15 
2

 32.111  15
 481.667
Therefore, the power absorbed  P  by the resistive load is 481.667 W .

(d)

Calculate the apparent power  S  supplied by the source.

The expression for the apparent power  S  supplied by the source is,
S  VS,rms I S,rms
I S,rms is same as the RMS load current I rms .
I S,rms  I rms
 5.667 A
Substitute 5.667 A for I S,rms , 120.21 V for VS,rms .
S  VS,rms I S,rms
 120.21 5.667 
 681.23
Therefore, the apparent power  S  supplied by the source is 681.23 VA .
(e)

Calculate the power factor  pf  of the circuit.

The expression for the power factor  pf  of the circuit is,
pf  cos 
Active power

apparent power
P
=
S
Substitute 481.667 W for P , 681.23 VA for S .
481.667
pf 
681.23
 0.707
Therefore, the power factor  pf  of the circuit is 0.707 .