ESSENTIALS

OF
ELECTRONICS
MCQ
◦ Transformer Utilization factor is measure of the merit of a rectifier
circuit. It is the ratio of
a. Ac input power to the transformer volt-amp rating required by
secondary
b. Ac input power to the transformer volt-amp rating required by primary
c. DC output power to the transformer volt-amp rating required by
secondary
d. DC output power to the transformer volt-amp rating required by
primary
ANSWER:
DC output power to the transformer volt-amp rating required by secondary.
TUF = DC power delivered to load / AC rating of the transformer secondary.
HWR TUF = 28.7%
FWR TUF = 69.3%
BR TUF = 81.2%
◦ Ripple factor is the ratio of
a. RMS value of AC component of load voltage to the DC voltage
b. Average value of the AC component of load voltage to the peak value
of voltage
c. Average value of the DC component of load voltage to the AC voltage
d. Peak value of the dc component of load voltage to the AC voltage
ANSWER:
RMS value of AC component of load voltage to the DC voltage
HWR RF = 1.21
FWR RF = 0.48
BR RF = 0.48
◦ Form factor of rectifier is the ratio of
a. RMS value of voltage and current to its peak value.
b. RMS value of voltage and current to its average value.
c. Average value of voltage and current to its RMS value.
d. Peak value of voltage and current to its rms value.

ANSWER:
RMS value of voltage and current to its average value.
HWR FF = 1.57
FWR FF = 1.11
BR FF = 1.11
◦ In rectifier, load current flow is
a. Unidirectional
b. Bidirectional
c. Either a or b
d. Non directional

ANSWER:
Unidirectional
◦ For full wave rectification, a four diode bridge rectifier is claimed to
have the following advantages over a two diode circuit
1. Less expensive transformer
2. Smaller size transformer
3. Suitability for higher voltage applications
a. Only 1 and 2 are true
b. Only 1 and 3 are true
c. Only 2 and 3 are true
d. 1, 2 and 3 are true

ANSWER:
1, 2 and 3 are true
◦ ____________ rectifier needs 4 diodes
a. Bridge Rectifier
b. Half wave rectifier
c. Center tap full wave rectifier
d. None of the above

ANSWER:
Bridge Rectifier
◦ A voltage at 50 Hz is supplied to a full wave bridge rectifier. The
lowest ripple factor will be
a. 200 Hz
b. 50 Hz
c. 100 Hz
d. 400 Hz

ANSWER:
100 Hz
◦ The ripple factor of a full wave rectifier circuit compared to a half
wave rectifier circuit without a filter is:
a. Half of that for a half wave rectifier circuit
b. Less than half of that for a half wave rectifier circuit
c. Equal to that of a half wave rectifier circuit
d. None of the above

ANSWER:
Less than half of that for a half wave rectifier circuit
RF = RMS value of AC component of load voltage to the DC voltage
HWR RF = 1.21
FWR RF = 0.48
BR RF = 0.48