ALTERNATING CURRENT - NCATT
ALTERNATING CURRENT - NCATT
ALTERNATING CURRENT - NCATT
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Operation - Half-Wave Rectifier• In this diagram, we have a positive output half-waverectifier with an input voltage of 200VAC (200 Veff)• The secondary is also 200VAC, or 282.8 Vpk• The positive alternation passes, leaving a positivevoltage output pulse of 282.8 Vpk• We disregard the voltage drop across the diode in ourcalculationsAC INPUT60 Hz200 VACCR1200 VAC (EFF)OR 282V PEAKRL+282V0V–282VAC INPUTPEAKVOLTAGE = +282VAVERAGEVOLTAGE = +90V0V