Chapter 2

Diode Rectifiers
 Single Phase Diode Rectifiers
1. Single Phase Half-wave Rectifier
2. Single Phase Full-wave Rectifier

Center-tap

Bridge Rectifier
Single Phase Diode Rectifiers
1-Phase Half-wave Diode Rectifier
Average value of load voltage:

RMS value of load voltage:

1-P Full-wave Diode Rectifier
With Center-tap
Average value of load voltage:

RMS value of load voltage:

1-P Full-wave Diode Rectifier
Bridge Rectifier
Average value of load voltage:

RMS value of load voltage:

 Single Phase
Diode Rectifier Performance
Rectifier Rectification Form Factor Ripple Factor Transformer
Factor Utilization
Factor
Half-wave 40.5% 1.57 1.21 0.286
Full-wave (CT) 81% 1.11 0.482 0.572
Full-wave 81% 1.11 0.482 0.81
(bridge)
 Three-Phase Diode Rectifiers
1. Three Phase Star Rectifier
2. Three Phase Bridge Rectifier
3-Phase Star Rectifier
Average value of load voltage:

RMS value of load voltage:

3-Phase Bridge Rectifier
3-Phase Bridge Rectifier
Average value of
load voltage:

RMS value of load

voltage:
6-Phase Bridge Rectifier
 6-Phase Bridge Rectifier
Average value of
load voltage:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

RMS value of load

voltage:
 6-Phase Bridge Rectifier

Average value of RMS value of load

load voltage: voltage:
 Diode Rectifier Performance
Rectification Factor: Ripple Factor:

Form Factor:

Transformer Utilization Factor:

Diode Rectifier Design Consideration
Diode Rectifier Design Consideration
 Filtering Systems in Rectifier Circuits
Purpose of filtering: Smoothing out dc output voltage

Inductive-input DC Filters  high power applications

Capacitive-input DC Filters  low power applications
 Fourier Analysis for Voltage & Current
in Rectifier Circuits

Inductive-input DC Filters  high power applications

Capacitive-input DC Filters  low power applications
 Inductive-input DC Filters
Maintaining rectifier output current at a steady-state value by
introducing large Lf (ωLf >> R)

Ripple reduction factor:

vL ripple voltage before filtering

vo ripple voltage after filtering
fr ripple frequency
 Inductive-input DC Filters
Maintaining rectifier output current at a steady-state value by
introducing large Lf and Cf (R >> 1/ωCf)

Ripple reduction factor:

vL ripple voltage before filtering

vo ripple voltage after filtering
fr ripple frequency
 Voltage & Current Waveforms

If inductor is too small,

iL will be discontinuous
 Capacitive-input DC Filters

When ripple is significantly

small, output voltage ripple
is approximated as:

Average value of output

voltage is:
 Inrush Current in
Capacitive-input DC Filters
Inrush current for worst-
case condition: