Practice - Center-Tapped Full-Wave Rectifier
Practice Questions
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What is the primary function of a full-wave rectifier?
💡 Hint: Think about what the term 'full-wave' indicates.
Define Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV).
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when diodes are reverse biased.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the function of a center-tapped transformer in a full-wave rectifier?
💡 Hint: Think about the phase relationship.
Is the PIV for a center-tapped rectifier higher than for a standard half-wave rectifier?
💡 Hint: Consider how many cycles contribute to the PIV.
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Challenge Problems
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If you have a center-tapped full-wave rectifier with a load resistor of 100Ω and a Vsm of 40V, calculate the average DC output voltage if each diode has a forward voltage drop of 0.7V.
💡 Hint: Use the average DC voltage formulation while keeping diode drops in mind.
A center-tapped full-wave rectifier operates with a transformer that provides 15V RMS per winding. You need to calculate the PIV for both diodes connected. If the output usually follows the load of 10Ω, what would PIV be?
💡 Hint: Remember, the PIV is double because each diode must withstand voltage from the total voltage swing.
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