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UNIT – II RECTIFIERS & FILTERS

1. Explain about Regulated DC power supply.

For the operation of most of the electronics devices and circuits, a d.c. source is required.

So it is advantageous to convert domestic a.c. supply into d.c.voltages. The process of

converting a.c. voltage into d.c. voltage is called as rectification.

This is achieved with i) Step-down Transformer, ii) Rectifier, iii) Filter and iv) Voltage

regulator circuits.

These elements constitute d.c. regulated power supply shown in the figure below.

Fig. Block diagram of Regulated D.C. Power Supply

Transformer – steps down 230V AC mains to low voltage AC.

Rectifier – converts AC to DC, but the DC output is varying.

Smoothing – smooth the DC from varying greatly to a small ripple.

Regulator – eliminates ripple by setting DC output to a fixed voltage.

The block diagram of a regulated D.C. power supply consists of step-down transformer,

rectifier, filter, voltage regulator and load.An ideal regulated power supply is an electronics

circuit designed to provide a predetermined d.c. voltage Vo which is independent of the load

current and variations in the input voltage ad temperature. If the output of a regulator circuit is

a AC voltage then it is termed as voltage stabilizer, whereas if the output is a DC voltage then it

is termed as voltage regulator.The elements of the regulated DC power supply are discussed as

follows:

TRANSFORMER:

A transformer is a static device which transfers the energy from primary winding to

secondary winding through the mutual induction principle, without changing the frequency.

The transformer winding to which the supply source is connected is called the primary,

while the winding connected to the load is called secondary. If N1,N2 are the number of turns of

the primary and secondary of the transformer then 2

1

N

N is called the turns ratio of the

transformer.

The different types of the transformers are

1) Step-Up Transformer

2) Step-Down Transformer

3) Centre-tapped Transformer

The voltage, current and impedance transformation rations are related to the turns ratio of

the transformer by the following expressions.

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Voltage transformation ratio : 2 2

1 1

V N

V N

Current transformation ratio : 2 2

1 1

I N

I N

Impedance transformation ratio :

2

2

1

L

in

Z N

Z N

2. Explain Rectifier Characteristics.

RECTIFIER:

Any electrical device which offers a low resistance to the current in one direction but a

high resistance to the current in the opposite direction is called rectifier. Such a device is capable

of converting a sinusoidal input waveform, whose average value is zero, into a unidirectional

waveform, with a non-zero average component.

A rectifier is a device which converts a.c. voltage (bi-directional) to pulsating d.c.

voltage (Uni-directional).

Characteristics of a Rectifier Circuit:

1. Load currents: They are two types of output current. They are average or d.c. current

and RMS currents.

i) Average or DC current: The average current of a periodic function is

defined as the area of one cycle of the curve divided by the base.

It is expressed mathematically as

2

0

1( )

2dcI id t ; where mI sini t

ii) Effective (or) R.M.S. current: The effective (or) R.M.S. current squared of

a periodic function of time is given by the area of one cycle of the curve

which represents the square of the function divided by the base.

It is expressed mathematically as

12

22

0

1( )

2rmsI i d t

2. Load Voltages: There are two types of output voltages. They are average or D.C.

voltage and R.M.S. voltage.

i) Average or DC Voltage: The average voltage of a periodic function is

defined as the areas of one cycle of the curve divided by the base.

It is expressed mathematically as

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2

0

1( )

2dcV Vd t ; where m sinV V t

(or) Ldc dc

V I R

ii) Effective (or) R.M.S Voltage: The effective (or) R.M.S voltage squared of

a periodic function of time is given by the area of one cycle of the curve

which represents the square of the function divided by the base.

1

2 22

0

1 ( )2rmsV V d t

(or) rms rms LV I R

3. Ripple Factor ( ) : It is defined as ration of R.M.S. value of a.c. component to the d.c.

component in the output is known as “Ripple Factor”.

'rms

dc

VV

Where 2 2'rms dcrmsV V V

2

1rms

dc

VV

4. Efficiency ( ) : It is the ratio of d.c output power to the a.c. input power. It signifies,

how efficiently the rectifier circuit converts a.c. power into d.c. power.

It is given by

dc

ac

P

P

5. Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV):It is defined as the maximum reverse voltage that a diode

can withstand without destroying the junction.

6. Regulation: The variation of the d.c. output voltage as a function of d.c. load current is

called regulation. The percentage regulation is defined as

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% Regulation = 100%no load full load

full load

V V

V

For an ideal power supply, % Regulation is zero.

Using one or more diodes in the circuit, following rectifier circuits can be designed.

1. Half - Wave Rectifier

2. Full – Wave Rectifier

3. Bridge Rectifier

3. Explain Half-wave Rectifier and derive all parameters.

Half-Wave Rectifier:

A Half – wave rectifier is one which converts a.c. voltage into a pulsating voltage using

only one half cycle of the applied a.c. voltage.

Fig. a Basic structure of Half-Wave Rectifier

The half-wave rectifier circuit shown in above figure consists of a resistive load, a

rectifying element i.e., p-n junction diode and the source of a.c. voltage, all connected is series.

The a.c. voltage is applied to the rectifier circuit using step-down transformer.

Fig.b Input and output waveforms of a Half wave rectifier

The input to the rectifier circuit,

m sinV V t

Where Vm is the peak value of secondary a.c. voltage.

Operation:

For the positive half-cycle of input a.c. voltage, the diode D is forward biased and hence

it conducts. Now a current flows in the circuit and there is a voltage drop across RL. The

waveform of the diode current (or) load current is shown in figure.

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For the negative half-cycle of input, the diode D is reverse biased and hence it does not

conduct. Now no current flows in the circuit i.e., i=0 and Vo=0. Thus for the negative half-

cycle no power is delivered to the load.

Analysis:

In the analysis of a HWR, the following parameters are to be analyzed.

i) DC output current ii) DC Output voltage

iii) R.M.S. Current iv) R.M.S. voltage

v) Rectifier Efficiency ( ) vi) Ripple factor ( )

vii) Regulation viii) Transformer Utilization Factor (TUF)

ix) Peak Factor (P)

Let a sinusoidal voltage Vi be applied to the input of the rectifier.

Then m sinV V t

Where Vm is the maximum value of the secondary voltage.

Let the diode be idealized to piece-wise linear approximation with resistance Rf in the

forward direction i.e., in the ON state and Rr(=∞) in the reverse direction i.e., in the OFF state.

Now the current „i‟ in the diode (or) in the load resistance RL is given by

mI sini t for 0 t

i=0 for 2t

where mIm

Lf

VR R

i) Average (or) DC Output Current (Iav or Idc):

The average dc current Idc is given by

dc

I

2

0

1 ( )2

id t

m

2

0

sin ( )1 0 ( )

2I td t d t

m 01 I ( cos )

2t

m1 I ( 1 ( 1)

2

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mI (or) 0.318 mI

Substituting the value of mI , we get ILf

mdc R R

V

If RL>>Rf then I mdc

L

VR

= 0.318 m

L

VR

ii) Average (or) DC Output Voltage (Vav or Vdc):

The average dc voltage is given by

Ldc dcV I R = mI

LR =

Lf

m L

R R

V R

Lf

m Ldc R R

V RV

If RL>>Rf then mdc

VV = 0.318 mI m

dc

VV

iii) R.M.S. Output Current (Irms):

The value of the R.M.S. current is given by

rmsI

21

22

0

1 ( )2

i d t

12

222

0

sin ( )1 0 ( )

21I

2.

mt d t d t

122

0

1 cos( )

2

I2

m td t

122

0

I 1( ) sin4 2

m t t

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12 2

sin0I sin204 2

m

12 2I4m

mI2

mI2rmsI (or)

2 Lf

mrms

R R

VI

iv) R.M.S. Output Voltage (Vrms):

R.M.S. voltage across the load is given by

rms rms LV I R = 2 Lf

m L

R R

V R =

2 1 f

L

m

R

R

V

If RL >> Rf then 2m

rmsV

V

v) Rectifier efficiency ( ) :

The rectifier efficiency is defined as the ration of d.c. output power to the a.c.

input power i.e.,

dc

ac

P

P

22

2m L

Ldcdc

I RI RP

22

4rms

m

L Lf facI

I R R R RP

2

2 22

4 4m

m

L L

L fL f

dc

ac

R R

R RR R

P I

P I

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2

1 0.406

11

4

ff

LL

RR

RR

%40.6

1 f

L

R

R

Theoretically the maximum value of rectifier efficiency of a half-wave rectifier is 40.6%

when f

L

R

R= 0.

vi) Ripple Factor ( ) :

The ripple factor is given by

2

1rms

dc

II

(or)

2

1rms

dc

VV

22

//

1m

m

II

=

2

12

= 1.21

1.21

vii) Regulation:

The variation of d.c. output voltage as a function of d.c. load current is called regulation.

The variation of Vdc with Idc for a half-wave rectifier is obtained as follows:

mI/I m

dcLf

VR R

But Ldc dcV I R

dc

V m L

Lf

RVR R

1 fm

Lf

RVR R

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dc f

m RV

I

dc dc fmV R

VI

This result shows that Vdc equals mV at no load and that the dc voltage decreases linearly

with an increase in dc output current. The larger the magnitude of the diode forward resistance,

the greater is this decrease for a given current change.

viii) Transformer Utilization Factor (UTF):

The d.c. power to be delivered to the load in a rectifier circuit decides the rating of the

transformer used in the circuit. So, transformer utilization factor is defined as

( )

dc

ac rated

PTUF

P

The factor which indicates how much is the utilization of the transformer in the circuit is

called Transformer Utilization Factor (TUF).

The a.c. power rating of transformer

= Vrms Irms

The secondary voltage is purely sinusoidal hence its rms value is 1

2 times maximum

while the current is half sinusoidal hence its rms value is 1

2 of the maximum.

( )ac rated

P mI22

mV mI

2 2mV

The d.c. power delivered to the load

2

dc LI R

m

2I

LR

( )

dc

ac rated

PTUF

P

m

2I

LR

m

2 2ImV

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2

2

2

2 2I

Im

m

L

L

R

R mIm L

V R

= 0.287

TUF 0.287

The value of TUF is low which shows that in half-wave circuit, the transformer is not

fully utilized.

If the transformer rating is 1 KVA (1000VA) then the half-wave rectifier can deliver

1000 X 0.287 = 287 watts to resistance load.

ix) Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV):

It is defined as the maximum reverse voltage that a diode can withstand without

destroying the junction. The peak inverse voltage across a diode is the peak of the negative half-

cycle. For half-wave rectifier, PIV is Vm.

x) Form factor (F):

The Form Factor F is defined as

F = rms value / average value

Im/ 2

Im/F

0.5Im

0.318Im1.57F

F=1.57

xi) Peak Factor (P):

The peak factor P is defined as

P= Peak Value / rms value / 2

m

m

VV

= 2

P = 2

Disadvantages of Half-Wave Rectifier:

1. The ripple factor is high.

2. The efficiency is low.

3. The Transformer Utilization factor is low.

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Because of all these disadvantages, the half-wave rectifier circuit is normally not used as

a power rectifier circuit.

4.Explain Full Wave Rectifier and derive all the parameters.

Full – Wave Rectifier:

A full-wave rectifier converts an ac voltage into a pulsating dc voltage using both half

cycles of the applied ac voltage. In order to rectify both the half cycles of ac input, two diodes

are used in this circuit. The diodes feed a common load RL with the help of a center-tap

transformer.

A center-tap transformer is the one which produces two sinusoidal waveforms of same

magnitude and frequency but out of phase with respect to the ground in the secondary winding

of the transformer.

The full wave rectifier is shown in the figure below.

Fig. Full-Wave Rectifier.

Fig. wave forms of the input voltage, the o/p voltage across the load Resistor

Operation:

During positive half of the input signal, anode of diode D1 becomes positive and at the

same time the anode of diode D2 becomes negative. Hence D1 conducts and D2 does not

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conduct. The load current flows through D1 and the voltage drop across RL will be equal to the

input voltage.

During the negative half cycle of the input, the anode of D1 becomes negative and the

anode of D2 becomes positive. Hence, D1 does not conduct and D2 conducts. The load current

flows through D2 and the voltage drop across RL will be equal to the input voltage.

It is noted that the load current flows in the both the half cycles of ac voltage and in the

same direction through the load resistance.

Analysis:

Let a sinusoidal voltage Vi be applied to the input of a rectifier. It is given by Vi=Vm

sinωt

The current i1 though D1 and load resistor RL is given by

I sinm1i t for 0 t

01i for 2t

Where ImVm

R RLf

Similarly, the current i2 through diode D2 and load resistor RL is given by

20i for 0 t

I sinm2i t for 2t

Therefore, the total current flowing through RL is the sum of the two currents i1 and i2.

i.e., iL = i1 + i2.

1. Average Value:

2. R.M.S load Current Ir.m.s

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3. DC output voltage Vdc

4.Ripple Factor

5. Regulation:

The variation of d.c. output voltage as a function of d.c. load current is called regulation.

%Regulation= 100V V

no load full load

Vfull load

6.Rectification Efficiency:

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7. TRANSFORMER UTILIZATION FACTOR (TUF)

8. PIV = 2 Vm

9. Advantages

1) Ripple factor = 0.482 (against 1.21 for HWR)

2) Rectification efficiency is 0.812 (against 0.405 for HWR)

3) Better TUF (secondary) is 0.574 (0.287 for HWR)

4) No core saturation problem

Disadvantages:

1) Requires center tapped transformer.

3. Explain about Bridge rectifier using neat diagram.

A bridge rectifier makes use of four diodes in a bridge arrangement to achieve full-wave

rectification. This is a widely used configuration, both with individual diodes wired as shown

and with single component bridges where the diode bridge is wired internally.

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Current flow in the bridge rectifier

For both positive and negative swings of

the transformer, there is a forward path

through the diode bridge. Both conduction

paths cause current to flow in the same

direction through the load resistor,

accomplishing full-wave rectification.

While one set of diodes is forward biased,

the other set is reverse biased and effectively

eliminated from the circuit.

4. Compare HWR,FWR,Bridge rectifier.

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5.Explain about all Filters.

CAPACITOR FILTER WITH HWR

CAPACITOR FILTER WITH FWR.

Inductor Filter with Half Wave Rectifier

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Inductor Filter with Full Wave Rectifier

COMPARISON OF FILTERS: -

1) A capacitor filter provides Vm volts at less load current. But regulation is poor. 2) An Inductor filter gives high ripple voltage for low load currents. It is used for high load currents 3) L – Section filter gives a ripple factor independent of load current. Voltage regulation can be improved by use of bleeder resistance

4) Multiple L – Section filter or filters give much less ripple than the single L – Section Filter.

Problems from previous external question papers:

1. A diode whose internal resistance is 20Ω is to supply power to a 100Ω load from

110V(rms) source pf supply. Calculate (a) peak load current (b) the dc load current (c)

the ac load current (d) the percentage regulation from no load to full load.

Solution:

Given a half-wave rectifier circuit

Rf=20Ω, RL=100Ω

Given an ac source with rms voltage of 110V, therefore the maximum amplitude of

sinusoidal input is given by

Vm = 2 Vrms = 2 x 110 = 155.56V.

(a) Peak load current : ImVm

R RLf

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155.56

120Im = 1.29A

(b) The dc load current : IIm

dc = 0.41A

(c) The ac load current : I2

Imrms = 0.645A

(d) Vno-load = Vm =

155.56 = 49.51 V

Vfull-load = Vm I R

dc f= 41.26 V

% Regulation = 100V V

no load full load

Vfull load

= 19.97%

2. A diode has an internal resistance of 20Ω and 1000Ω load from 110V(rms) source pf

supply. Calculate (a) the efficiency of rectification (b) the percentage regulation from

no load to full load.

Solution:

Given a half-wave rectifier circuit

Rf=20Ω, RL=1000Ω

Given an ac source with rms voltage of 110V, therefore the maximum amplitude

of sinusoidal input is given by

Vm = 2 Vrms = 2 x 110 = 155.56V.

(a) % Efficiency ( ) = 40.6

201

100

= 1.02

40.6 = 39.8%.

(b) Peak load current : ImVm

R RLf

= 155.56

1020 = 0.1525 A

= 152.5 mA

The dc load current : IIm

dc = 48.54 mA

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Vno-load = Vm =

155.56 = 49.51 V

Vfull-load = Vm I R

dc f = 49.51 – (48.54 x10

-3 x 20)

= 49.51 – 0.97

= 48.54 V

% Regulation = 100V V

no load full load

Vfull load

= 49.51 48.54

10048.54

= 1.94 %

3. An a.c. supply of 230V is applied to a half-wave rectifier circuit through transformer of

turns ration 5:1. Assume the diode is an ideal one. The load resistance is 300Ω.

Find (a) dc output voltage (b) PIV (c) maximum, and (d) average values of power

delivered to the load.

Solution:

(a) The transformer secondary voltage = 230/5 = 46V.

Maximum value of secondary voltage,

Vm = 2 x 46 = 65V.

Therefore, dc output voltage, 65VmV

dc = 20.7 V

(b) PIV of a diode : Vm = 65V

(c) Maximum value of load current,

ImVm

RL

= 65

300= 0.217 A

Therefore, maximum value of power delivered to the load,

Pm = Im2 x RL = (0.217)

2 x 300 = 14.1W

(d) The average value of load current,

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20.7

I =300

Vdc

dc RL

= 0.069A

Therefore, average value of power delivered to the load,

Pdc = Idc2 x RL = (0.069)

2 x 300 = 1.43W

4 . A 230V, 60 Hz voltage is applied to the primary of 5:1 step down center tapped

transformer used in a FWR having a load of 900 . If the diode resistance and

secondary coil resistance together has a resistance of 100 , determine: a) DC voltage across the load b) DC current flowing through the load c) DC power delivered to the load d) PIV across each diode e) Ripple voltage and frequency.

Given:

AC input – 230V, 60 Hz RL = 900 RS + Rf = 100 (a) DC voltage across load = ? Voltage secondary of transformer = 230/5 = 46 V. Each of half = 23 volts,(rms); Vrms=23V; Vm = ? Vrms = Vmax (0.707)

(b) DC current IDC = Imax (0.636) = 32.53 (0.636) = 20.69 mA. VRL = IDC.RL = 20.69 x 10-3

x 900 = 18.62 volts (c) DC power Pdc = Vdc. Idc = 18.62 x 20.69 x 10-3

= 3.85 m.w. (d) PIV across each diode = Vmax x 2 = 32.53 x 2 = 65.06 volts (e) Ripple voltage = ?

Ripple factor =Ripple Voltage/Load Voltage

V = .VRL = 0.483 x 18.62 = 8.99 volts Ripple frequency = 2 x Input source frequency =2 x 60=120 Hz 5. Draw the circuit diagram of a FWR using center tapped transformer to obtain an output DC voltage of 18V at 200 mA and VDC no load equals 20V. Find the transformer ratings.

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Solution: VDC = 18V VDCNL = 20V. Idc = 200 mA VDCNL – VDCFL = IDC (RS + Rf)

20 – 18 = 200 x 10-3 (RS+Rf) or RS + Rf = 2 / 200 x 10-3 = 10

Transformer rating is Input 220 V Ac. Output 22 – 0 – 22V (RMS)

DC current 200 mA.

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