PROBLEMS ABOUT FULL WAVE RECTIFIERS WITH FILTER.

1-What is the ripple factor of a sinusoidal signal that has a peak ripple of 2V on average?
50V.Response r = 2.828%
A filter circuit provides an output of 28V with no load and 25V under full load operation.
load. Calculate the percentage of voltage regulation. Resp. VR = 12%
3-What is the rms ripple voltage of a full-wave rectifier with an output voltage of 8?
Vcc?. Resp = 3.874V; r =48.425%.
A simple capacitor filter powered by a full-wave rectifier develops
14.5V DC with a ripple factor of 8.5%. What is the rms output ripple voltage? Answer.
Vr=1.232V
A full-wave rectified voltage of 18Vp is connected to a filter capacitor of 400µf.
What are the ripple and DC voltages across the capacitor with a load of 100mA?
Resp. Vr =600mV y Vcc = 16.957V
A full-wave rectified signal of 18Vp is fed into a capacitor filter.
What is the filter regulation voltage if the output is 17V DC at full load? RV=5.88%
A full-wave rectifier operating from a 60Hz AC supply produces
a rectified peak voltage of 20V. If a 200µF capacitor is used, calculate the ripple with a
Load of 120mA. Response R = 8.229%
8-A full-wave rectifier (operating from a 60Hz supply) handles a
capacitor filter circuit (C=100µF) that delivers 12V of DC when connected to a load of
2.5KΩ. Calculate the ripple of the output voltage. Resp. Vr = 115.2mV
9-Calculate the size of a filter capacitor needed to achieve an input voltage that
have a 15% ripple with a load of 150mA. The full-wave rectified voltage is 24V
cc and the power supply is 60Hz. Resp. C = 100µF
10.- A 500 µF capacitor provides a charging current of 200 mA with an 8% ripple.
Calculate the peak rectified voltage obtained from the 60 Hz power supply and the DC voltage at
through the filter capacitor. Answer: 13.668V
11-Calculate the size of a filter capacitor needed to obtain a filtered voltage with
7% ripple at a load of 200mA. The full-wave rectified voltage is 30V DC and the
The supply is 60Hz. Response C = 228.571µF. Regarding problem 12 r=7.2%
12.- calculate the ripple percentage for the voltage developed across a filter capacitor
of 120 µF, when it provides a charging current of 80 mA. The full-wave rectifier
Operating from a 60Hz supply, it develops a peak rectified voltage of 25V.
13-A RC filter stage is added after a filter capacitor to reduce the percentage
Ripple at 2%. Calculate the ripple voltage at the output of the RC filter stage providing 80V.
cc. Resp. Vr = 1.6 Vrms
14 - An RC filter stage (R=33Ω, C=120µF) is used to filter a 24V DC signal with 2V
RMS operating from a full-wave rectifier. Calculate the ripple percentage at the output.
from the RC section for a load of 100mA. Also calculate the ripple of the filtered signal applied to
la etapa RC. Resp. r = 8,333% y r’ = 3,235%
A simple capacitor filter has a 40V DC input. If this voltage is fed to
through a RC filter section (R=50Ω, C=40µF), what is the charging current for a
Load resistance of 500Ω? Response: Icc = 72.727mA.
Calculate the rms ripple voltage at the output of an RC filter section supplying a load.
from 1KΩ when the input to the filter is 50V DC with a ripple of 2.5V RMS from a
full-wave rectifier and filter capacitor. The components of the RC filter section.
La R=100Ω C=100µF. Resp. Vr = 331.572mV.
17-If the no-load output voltage of the previous problem is 50V, calculate the percentage of
Voltage regulation with a 1K load. Response RV = 10%
FORMULAS
Vr(rms) = Vr(pp)/ (2 .√3)= ( Icc / (4.√3.Fin.C))(Vcc/Vp) = 0.0024xIcc / C = 0.0024xVcc / (RLxC)=
Vcc = Vp / (1 + √3xr) =; Vcc = Vp - Vr(pp) / 2 = Vp - (Icc / (4.Fin.C)) = Vp - ((0.00417 x Icc) / C)
r = (Vr (rms) / Vcc) x 100 = (0.0024 Icc / (CXVcc)) x 100 = (0.0024 / RL x C) x 100
R.V = ((VNL - VFL) / VF) x 100; VNL = No-load voltage VFL= Voltaje a plena carga;
RV=Voltage regulation in percentage.