ECE 437 HW 1 Solutions

Given param eters:

V rms
fp

115V

V peak

60Hz

Vp(t)

V peak sin

2 V rms
fp

162.635 V

376.991

1
s

Tp

1
fp

0.017 s

pt

200
150
100
50
V p( t )

0
50
100
150
200
0

4.1667 108.3333 10 0.0125

0.0167
t

0.0208

0.025

0.0292

0.0333

a) Find the equation for the voltage across the diode when it is NOT conducting. Under
what condition is the circuit operating in this state? [15 pts]

N1

10

V s( t )

V p ( t)
N1

20
15
10
5
Vs ( t )

0
5
10
15
20
0

4.1667 108.3333 10 0.0125

0.0167

0.0208

Vf

V D ( t)

1.7V

V batt

12V

Vf

V batt

V f if V s( t)
V s( t )

V batt

otherwise

R1

0V

0.2

0.025

0.0292

0.0333

5
0.625
3.75
8.125
VD ( t )

12.5
16.875
21.25
25.625
30
0

4.1667 108.3333 10 0.0125

0.0167

0.0208

0.025

0.0292

0.0333

b) Overlay on the same graph the voltage across the secondary winding and the voltage
across the diode (VD) for two full cycles. [15 pts]
20
13.75
7.5
1.25
Vs ( t )
VD ( t )

5
11.25
17.5
23.75
30
0

4.1667 108.3333 10 0.0125

0.0167
t

0.0208

0.025

0.0292

0.0333

c) Determine the firing angle, , and the extinction angle, , of the diode. [15 pts]
V peak

p t = Vf

sin

N1

Vf

asin

V batt

V batt

2.657

Vpeak

10

N1

t
1

360deg

Tp

57.392 deg

Tp

5.676

10

t
1

360deg

122.608 deg

Tp

d) Find the equation for the battery charging current. Plot the current for two full cycles.
What is the peak current into the battery? [20 pts]

V R( t)

iS( t)

Ibatt =

V s( t )

V D ( t)

V batt

V R( t )
R1
V s( t )

V D ( t)
R1

V batt

15

13.125
11.25
9.375
i S( t )

7.5
5.625
3.75
1.875
0
0

4.1667 108.3333 10 0.0125

0.0167

0.0208

0.025

0.0292

0.0333

V peak
ipeak

N1

Vf
R1

V batt
12.817 A

d) What is the efficiency of this charger? Assume there are no losses in the transformer.
[20 pts]
Pout( t )
Pin( t )

V batt iS( t)
V p ( t)

iS( t)
N1

225
196.875
168.75
140.625
P in ( t )
P out( t )

112.5
84.375
56.25
28.125
0
3

4.1667 108.3333 10 0.0125

0.0167

0.0208

0.025

0.0292

0.0333

1
fp

Pin_avg

Pin( t ) dt

fp

24.241 W

PD ( t )

V f i S( t )

PR( t )

iS( t) R1

1
fp

PD_avg

fp

Pout( t) dt

fp

2.617 W

PR ( t ) dt

3.15 W

fp

Pout_avg

PD ( t ) dt
1

18.474 W

fp

PR_avg

fp
0

Pout_avg
1

Pin_avg

0.762

Pout_avg

PD_avg

PR_avg

24.241 W

e) Determine the new resistance value to limit the peak current from the source (on the
primary side of the transformer) to 0.2A. [20 pts]
Ipeak =

Ipeak

R2

V s_peak

Vf

V batt

R2
2A

V s_peak

V s_peak

Vf
Ipeak

V batt

V peak

1.282

N1

16.263 V