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ELECTRONICS 1A ETA115D / ELC111T

Lesson 2a: Bridge Rectifier

I. Operation

a) Sketch
b) Diode conduction & PIV

c) Current flow
d) Input and output waveforms

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ELECTRONICS 1A ETA115D / ELC111T

II. PIV Explanation

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ELECTRONICS 1A ETA115D / ELC111T

III. Vs (Vrms), Vpk (peak), PIV, VAvg (Vdc)

Given a turn ration of 10:1

Question 1: Determine the PIV of each diode, using Vpks and Vpko. (Ideal &
Practical Conditions)

Question 2: What is the Efficiency of the rectifier?

[For Live Discussion on Collaborate Ultra]

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Lesson 2b – Class Exercise

𝟐𝟐
𝑷𝑷𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅 [𝑽𝑽𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅 ]𝟐𝟐 /𝑹𝑹 [𝑽𝑽𝒅𝒅𝒅𝒅 ]𝟐𝟐 [𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏, 𝟗𝟗]
= 𝐱𝐱 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 % = 𝟐𝟐
𝐱𝐱 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 % = 𝐱𝐱 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 % = 𝟐𝟐
𝒙𝒙 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 % = 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕, 𝟖𝟖%
𝑷𝑷𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂 [𝑽𝑽𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒓 ] /𝑹𝑹 [𝑽𝑽𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒓𝒓 ]𝟐𝟐 [𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐]

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