Diode as a Rectifier

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Diode as a Rectifier: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Rectifier, p-n Junction Diode as a Rectifier, p-n Junction Diode as Full Wave Rectifier, p-n Junction Diode as a Half-Wave Rectifier and, Average and RMS Value for Half Wave Rectifier

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If a half-wave rectified voltage is fed to a load resistor, which part of a cycle the load current will flow?

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The p-n junction diode is used as

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The electrical circuit used to get smooth DC output from a rectifier circuit is called

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If a full wave rectifier circuit is operating from 50 Hz mains, the fundamental frequency in the ripple will be

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The output of the given circuit in figure

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For the given circuit shown in figure to act as full wave rectifier :- A.C. input should be connected across ...... and ........ the D.C. output would appear across ........and ........

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Which of the following circuits provides full-wave rectification of an a.c. input?

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D1 and D2 conduct at 0.2 V and 0.4 V respectively. The current flowing through resistor is

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For the given circuit shown in adjoining figure, to act as full wave rectifier. The AC input should be connected across _________ and the DC output would appear across ___________and_______:

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A diode can convert

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Which of the following circuits provides full-wave rectification of an ac input?

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The output current versus time curve of a rectifier is shown in the figure. The average value of output current in this case is :-

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In the diagram, the input is across the terminals B and D and the output is across the terminals A and C, then the output is :-

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In the circuit given below, V(t) is the sinusoidal voltage source, voltage drop VAB(t) across the resistance R is:-

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Which is the correct diagram for a half wave rectifier:

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The above I-V graph shows the characteristics of a p-n junction diode which is connected to a signal generator of the peak voltage 22 V. The dc current across the load 4.8 Ω is i A, then 4i=?

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A full wave rectifier circuit along with the input and output voltage waveforms is shown in the figure. The output due to diode 2 is

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Assuming the diode to be ideal, find the current through 1 Ω resistor.

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If the input voltage vi is as shown in the above figure, then

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find the maximum output voltage for the circuit shown in the above figure:

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Let the input to a full-wave rectifier be e=50 sin314t volt and its diode and load resistances are 100 Ω and 1Ω, respectively. Consider the following statements.

(I) its pulse frequency of output voltage is 100 V 

(II) its input power is 1136 mW

(III) its output power is 838 mW

(IV) its efficiency is 81.2%
Which of the options is correct based on the above information ?