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Half-Wave Rectifier Power Analysis

The document discusses the efficiency of a half-wave rectifier, stating that the rectification efficiency is 40% with 60 watts not being lost in the circuit but rather not utilized from the negative half-cycles. It also includes calculations for output d.c. voltage, peak inverse voltage, and various parameters related to a half-wave rectifier with specific resistances and applied voltages. The document emphasizes the distinction between rectification efficiency and power efficiency.

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Half-Wave Rectifier Power Analysis

The document discusses the efficiency of a half-wave rectifier, stating that the rectification efficiency is 40% with 60 watts not being lost in the circuit but rather not utilized from the negative half-cycles. It also includes calculations for output d.c. voltage, peak inverse voltage, and various parameters related to a half-wave rectifier with specific resistances and applied voltages. The document emphasizes the distinction between rectification efficiency and power efficiency.

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Q1. The applied input a.c. power to a half-wave rectifier is 100 watts. The d.c.

output power
obtained is 40 watts.
(i) What is the rectification efficiency ?
(ii) What happens to remaining 60 watts ?
Solution :
(i)

(ii) 40% efficiency of rectification does not mean that 60% of power is lost in the rectifier
circuit. In fact, a crystal diode consumes little power due to its small internal resistance. The
100 W a.c. power is contained as 50 watts in positive half-cycles and 50 watts in negative
half-cycles. The 50 watts in the negative half-cycles are not supplied at all. Only 50 watts in
the positive half-cycles are converted into 40 watts.

Although 100 watts of a.c. power was supplied, the half-wave rectifier accepted only 50 watts
and converted it into 40 watts d.c. power. Therefore, it is appropriate to say that efficiency of
rectification is 40% and not 80% which is power efficiency.

Q2. An a.c. supply of 230 V is applied to a half-wave rectifier circuit through a transformer
of turn ratio 10 : 1. Find (i) the output d.c. voltage and (ii) the peak inverse voltage. Assume
the diode to be ideal.

Fig. 1

Solution:
Primary to secondary turns is

Max. secondary voltage is

i)

(ii) During the negative half-cycle of a.c. supply, the diode is reverse biased and hence
conducts no current. Therefore, the maximum secondary voltage appears across the diode.

Q3. A crystal diode having internal resistance rf = 20Ω is used for half-wave rectification. If
the applied voltage v = 50 sin ω t and load resistance RL= 800 Ω, find :
(i) Im, Idc, Irms
(ii) a.c. power input and d.c. power output
(iii) d.c. output voltage
(iv) Efficiency of rectification.
Q4. A half-wave rectifier is used to supply 50V d.c. to a resistive load of 800 Ω. The diode
has a resistance of 25 Ω. Calculate a.c. voltage required.
Solution :

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