Practice - Construction (With Filter Capacitor)
Practice Questions
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What is a full-wave bridge rectifier?
💡 Hint: Think about how many diodes are used and the direction of current flow.
What is ripple voltage?
💡 Hint: Consider how AC fluctuates before rectification.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What device is used to smooth out the output voltage in a rectifier circuit?
💡 Hint: Think about what component is specifically designed to deal with voltage fluctuations.
True or False: A half-wave rectifier is more efficient than a full-wave bridge rectifier.
💡 Hint: Consider how many cycles of AC each rectifier uses.
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Challenge Problems
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A full-wave bridge rectifier is connected to a 15V AC supply producing a peak output of 12V with a ripple voltage of 3V. Calculate the average DC output voltage. Analyze potential errors involved in the measurement.
💡 Hint: Refer back to the formula and think about measuring methods.
Discuss how changing the capacitor value in a filter affects ripple voltage in practical applications. What would be the trade-offs involved?
💡 Hint: Consider the role of the capacitor in both smoothing and energy storage.
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