TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Course / Code: P O W E R E L E C T R O N I C S - PWE 316D
TUTORIALS
&
Final Answers
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0.1 Determine the average, rms, ac values, form factor, ripple factor and crest factor for the below
current waveforms. Assume Im = 50 A, T = 100 μs and k = 0.4.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
i (t) i (t) i (t) i (t)
Im Im Im Im
t t t t
2 2 2 kT T
Iav = 2 Iav = 2 Iav = 4 Iav = 2
Irms = 2 Irms = 2 Irms = 4 Irms = 2
Iac = 2 Iac = 2 Iac = 4 Iac = 2
FF = 2 FF = 2 FF = 4 FF = 2
RF = 2 RF = 2 RF = 4 RF = 2
CF = 2 CF = 2 CF = 4 CF = 2
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0.2 Determine the average (Vav), rms (Vrms), ac value (Vac), form factor (FF), ripple factor (RF)
and crest factor (CF) for the voltage waveforms below. Assume the values of A = 20 and T = 50
μs.
T/10
a) V
A
T/2 T t
π/6 π/6
V
b)
A
π 2π ωt
A/2
T/10
V
c)
A
t
T/2 T
δ δ δ δ δ = π/12
V
d)
A
ωt
π 2π
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FINAL ANSWERS
0.1
a) Iav = 15.92
Irms = 25
Iac = 19.28
FF = 1.57
RF = 1.21
CF = 2
b) Iav = 31.83
Irms = 35.36
Iac = 15.39
FF = 1.11
RF = 0.483
CF = 1.414
c) Iav = 25
Irms = 28.87
Iac = 14.43
FF = 1.15
RF = 0.577
CF = 1.73
d) Iav = 20
Irms = 31.62
Iac = 24.5
FF = 1.58
RF = 1.22
CF = 1.58
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0.2
a) Vav = 16 V
Vrms = 17.89 V
Vac = 8 V
FF = 1.118
RF = 0.5
CF = 1.118
b) Vav = 4.167 V
Vrms = 14.43 V
Vac = 13.82 V
FF = 3.464
RF = 3.317
CF = 1.386
c) Vav = 18 V
Vrms = 18.62 V
Vac = 4.761 V
FF = 1.034
RF = 0.264
CF = 1.074
d) Vav = 15 V
Vrms = 16.997 V
Vac = 7.993 V
FF = 1.133
RF = 0.533
CF = 1.177