Rectifiers
Rectifiers
Waveforms
Single-Phase Half-Wave Rectifier
Performance Parameters
V
RF ( ) 1 FF 1
rms 2 2
V dc
1 T
V v (t)dt
T
dc L
0
1
T
2
V V sin tdt
T
dc m
0
V T
V (cos
m
1)
dc
T 2
1
f
T
2 f
V
V 0.318V
m
dc
m
V 0.318V
I dc m
R R
dc
Determine the rms Voltage, Vrms
1
1
T
2
V v (t)dt 2
T
rms
0
L
1
T
2
rms
T 0 m
V
V 0.5V
m
2
rms m
V 0.5V
I
rms m
R R
rms
Single-Phase Full-Wave Rectifier
Center-Tapped Transformer
Waveforms for the Full-Wave Rectifier
T
2
2
Vdc Vm sin t
T 0
2Vm
Vdc
Vdc 0.636Vm
Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier
Waveforms for the Full-Wave Bridge