Knowee
Questions
Features
Study Tools

n a half wave rectifier, the diode conducts:A. Only positive half of input cycle ⃝B. Only negative half of input cycle ⃝C. Both halves of input cycle ⃝D. Any one half of input cycle

Question

n a half wave rectifier, the diode conducts:A. Only positive half of input cycle ⃝B. Only negative half of input cycle ⃝C. Both halves of input cycle ⃝D. Any one half of input cycle

🧐 Not the exact question you are looking for?Go ask a question

Solution

In a half wave rectifier, the diode conducts:

A. Only positive half of input cycle

This is because a half-wave rectifier allows only one half of an AC waveform to pass through to the output. It does this by only conducting current during the positive half of the AC input cycle, when the input voltage is greater than 0. During the negative half of the AC input cycle, when the input voltage is less than 0, the diode is reverse-biased and does not conduct current. Therefore, the output is a waveform that includes only the positive half of the AC input cycle.

This problem has been solved

Similar Questions

In a half-wave rectifier circuit in spice, when does the diode conduct?*5 pointsDuring the entire AC cycleDuring the positive half-cycleDuring the negative half-cycleAlternately during positive and negative half-cycles

For a half-wave rectifier having diode voltage VD and supply input of VI, the diode conducts for π – 2Θ, where Θ is given by

Explain the action of the full-wave and half-wave rectifier circuits.

Diode Rectifier Circuits.

Draw the circuit diagram of a full-wave rectifier using the p-n junction diodes and explain thewaveforms at different points

1/3

Upgrade your grade with Knowee

Get personalized homework help. Review tough concepts in more detail, or go deeper into your topic by exploring other relevant questions.