ESc201, Lecture 17:  Unregulated  Bridge 

17:  Unregulated  Bridge Power
Power
Advantage : PIV = Vmax
Supply--Full Wave Bridge Rectifier
Supply
in contrast to 2Vmax in the
+ D2 others (HWR & FWR).
D1
+ vDC= Vmax-2Von
vin vS
 C required (smallest
(smallest)) is slightly
 D3 D4 different from that of FWR and
C RL from HWR
HWR..
(Vmax -2Von ) T
C
 Vr 2R L
+
D2 D1 D2 off
D1off
vDC I D, max vDC
D3 HWR
D3 off
D4off =22 I D,
D max FWR
D4
C
C RL RL

= 2I D,, max BR

Advantage : Center Tapped Transformer NOT REQUIRED

Disadvantage : FOUR Diodes are required.

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17:  Unregulated Bridge Power
Power Supply
Design a rectifier to provide a DC output of 15V with no more than 1% ripple at
IL=2A.
Unknowns: 1) Circuit Topology, 2) Transformer Voltage, 3) Filter capacitor, 4) Diode PIV,
5)) Diode Power rating
g ((i.e. repetitive
p current rating),
g), and 6)) Diode Peak Current Rating.
g
Choose a Full Wave Bridge Rectifier topology as it requires the lowest PIV,
Smallest Filter Capacitor, and no center
center--tapped transformer is required.

Approximations: Vr << VDC, t << T/2, and Von= 0.6V.

Vmax VDC +2Von 15+1.2
Vrms   = =11
11.46
46 rms
2 2 2
(Vmax -2Von ) T V T T/2 1/(2  50)
C  DC  I DC =(2A)  =0.13333 F
Vr 2R L R L 2Vr Vr 15/100

1 2Vr 1 2  0.15
Δt = = =433 μ
μs
ω Vmax 100π 16.2
 2 T 1/50
I Dmax  I DC   =(2A)(2A)  =92.4
92.4 A
 t  2
-6
433×10
I Dsurge  ωCVmax  100π×0.13333×16.2=678.6 A
 ESc201, Lecture 17:  Bipolar Junction Transistor
17:  Bipolar Junction Transistor

Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs): Bipolar: both electrons and holes contribute
to current transport through the device (Basically
(Basically two back
back--to
to--back diodes)
Name originates from Transfer of Resistor
Three--Layer/Terminal device [Emitter (E), Base (B), Collector (C)
Three
[ Two-
Two-Junction [Base-
[Base-Emitter (BE), Base-
Base-Collector (BC)]
Current through two terminals (E and C) can be controlled by the current through the
third terminal (B) Current controlled device

NPN IC PNP IC
C C

IB B IB B
E E
IE IE

Active device capable of producing voltage/current/power

gain
• Two basic usage: 1 Amplification (Analog Circuits) , 2
Switching (Digital Circuits)
• Two types: npn and pnp (only npn transistor applications
would be done)
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17:  Bipolar Junction Transistor
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17:  Bipolar Junction Transistor
Diffusion
Drift

VF

Drift
Diffusion

PNP IC Symbol and Current Voltage Convention
Symbol and Current Voltage Convention
C

IB B
E
IE NPN IC
C

IB B
E
IE