Single phase half-wave uncontrolled rectifier with R-Load

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Single phase half-wave uncontrolled rectifier with R-L Load

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Single phase half-wave uncontrolled rectifier R-L Load with freewheeling diode

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Single phase half-wave uncontrolled rectifier R-L Load with freewheeling diode

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Single phase half-wave uncontrolled rectifier with DC- Load

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Single phase half-wave uncontrolled rectifier with L and DC- Load

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Single phase full-wave uncontrolled rectifier with R- Load

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Single phase half-wave controlled rectifier with R-Load

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Single phase half-wave controlled rectifier with R-L-Load

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Single phase full-wave controlled rectifier with R-Load

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Single phase Full-wave controlled rectifier with R-L-Load

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Q2Single phase half-wave controlled rectifier is connected to 220 V, 50Hz supply to feed 5
resistor in series with 10mH inductor if the firing angle = 30o .
(a) Find the DC and rms value of output voltage.
(b) Draw the waveforms of load, resistor, inductor voltages and load current.

Solution:
a)
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( )

)
)

b)

Problem
In the rectifier shown in the following figure assume Vs = 220 V, 50 Hz, L =10 mH and Ed =
170 V. calculate and plot the current and the diode
voltage drop along with supply voltage, Vs.

Solution:

Example
A diode circuit shown in Fig. below with R=10 , L=20mH, and VS=220 2 sin314t.
a) Determine the expression for the current though the load in the period 0 t 2 and
determine the conduction angle .

b) If we connect freewheeling diode through the load as shown in Fig. below Determine
the expression for the current though the load in the period of 0 t 3.

Solution:
(a) For the period of 0 <t <, the expression of the load current can be obtained as
following

(b) In case of free-wheeling diode as shown in Fig.2, we have to divide the operation of this
circuit into three parts. The first one when 0 t (D1 ON, D2 OFF), the second case
when t 2 (D1 OFF and D2 ON) and the last one when2 t 3 (D1 ON,
D2 OFF).
In the first part (0 t ) the expression for the load current can be obtained as In case (a).
Then:

the current at t = is starting value for the current in the next part. Then

In the second part t 2 , the expression for the load current can be obtained as
following:

The current at t = 2 is starting value for the current in the next part. Then A
i(2) = 0.095103A.
In the last part (2 t 3) the expression for the load current can be obtained:

PE-Problem

2013-2014

Battery voltage E = 12V and its capacity is 100Wh.The average charging current should be
Idc =5A. The primary voltage is Vp = 120V, 60Hz, and the transformer turn ratio is n = 2:1.
Calculate:
a. Conduction angle of the diode.
b. The current-limiting resistance, R.
c. The power rating PR of R.
d. The charging time h0 in hours.
e. The rectifier efficiency .
f. The PIV of the diode.

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Q1Single phase half-wave diode rectifier is connected to 220 V, N1/N2 = 5 supply to feed 10 pure
resistor.
Draw load voltage and current and diode voltage drop waveforms along with supply voltage.
Then, calculate:
(a) The rectification efficiency
(b) Ripple factor of load voltage
(c) Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV) of the diode.
Solution:
VP = 220 V

N1/N2 = 5

R= 10

Q2single-phase diode bridge rectifier has a purely resistive load of R=10 ohms and, VS =44V.
Draw load voltage and current and diode voltage drop waveforms along with supply voltage
Then, Determine
(a) The efficiency,
(b) Form factor,
(c) Ripple factor,
(d) The peak inverse voltage (PIV)
(e) Input power factor.
Solution:
VS = 44 V

R= 10

Alazhar University Gaza

Faculty of Engineering & Information
Technology

Course Code: ITCE 4310

Course Name: Power Electronics
first Semester 2012/2013

Field of Study: ME, CCE

05/12/2012, 60minutes

St. Name: ________________________

_______________________ :/

Mid term
Question Paper
(Total Points: 100)

St. Reg.#: ______________

______________ :/

Answer the following Questions.

Question -1
Single-phase diode bridge rectifier has a purely resistive load of R = 10 ohms and, VS = 44 V.
Draw the source voltage and current, load voltage and current, Diode voltage and current.
Determine:
(a) The efficiency, (b) Form factor, (c) Ripple factor, (d) The peak inverse voltage, (PIV) of each diode,
and, (e) power factor.

Solution:

Question -2
The full-wave controlled bridge rectifier has an ac input of 120 V at 60 Hz and a 20- load resistor. The
delay angle is 40o. Determine:
a- the average current in the load
b- the power absorbed by the load
c- the input power factor
d- Draw the load voltage and current, thyristor
currents and supply current

Solution:
(

) (

Question -3
A single-phase half wave converter in the following figure is operated from a 120 V, 60-Hz supply and
the load resistive load is R =10 . If the average output voltage is 25% of the maximum possible average
output voltage, calculate:
a- the delay angle
b- the rms and average output currents
c- the input power factor

Solution:

Vn

Vdc
0.5 (1 cos ) 0.25
Vdm

Vdc

Vm
(1 cos )
2

Vdc

168.7
(1 cos 120) 13.5V
2

1
sin( 2 )

Vrms

Vm
2

Vrms

169 .7
2

1
sin( 240 )
2.09
37.5V

Alazhar University Gaza

Faculty of Engineering & Information
Technology

Course Code: ITCE 4310

Course Name: Power Electronics
first Semester 2011/2012

Field of Study: ME, CCE

St. Name: ________________________

_______________________ :/

05/01/2012, 60minutes
Mid -term
Question Paper
(Total Points: 100)

St. Reg.#: ______________

______________ :/

Answer the following Questions.

Question -1
For the half-wave rectier of Fig. below, the source is a sinusoid of 220 Vrms at a frequency of 60 Hz.
The load resistor is 10 . Determine:
(a) The average load current.
(b) The average power absorbed by the load.
(c) The power factor of the circuit
(d) Draw load voltage and current and diode voltage
drop waveforms along with supply voltage

Solution:
The voltage across the resistor is a half-wave rectifier sine wave with peak value
Vm = 220 2 = 311 V, the average voltage is Vm/, and average current
aIo = Vo/R = Vm/R = 2 (220)/5 = 9.9 A
The rms voltage across the resistor for a half-wave rectified sinusoid is
Vrms = Vm/2 = 2 (220)/2 = 155.56 V
bThe power absorbed by the resistor is
P = v2rms/R = (155.56)2/10 = 2420 W
The rms current in the resistor is Vm/(2R) = 15.556 A, and the power could also be calculated
from I2rms R = (15.556)2(10) = 2420 W
cThe power factor is
PF = P/S = P/Vs,rms Is,rms = 2420/(220)(15.556) = 0.707

d-

Question -2
A single-phase half wave converter in the following figure is operated from a 169.7 V, sin 377t, supply.
If the load resistive load is R =10 and the delay angle is = /4, determine:
(a) The efficiency
(b) The form factor
(c) The ripple factor
(d) The transformer utilization factor
(e) The peak inverse voltage (PIV)
(f) Draw the waveforms

Solution:
R = 10 , = 45o , Vs = 120 V, Vm = 2 * 120 = 169.7 V
aVdc = Vm/2(1+ cos ) = 46.2V
Idc = Vdc/R = 4.62 A
Vrms = Vm/2[1/( - + sin2/2]1/2
= 81.05 V
Irms = Vrms/R = 8.1 A
Pdc = Vdc * Idc = 40.5 * 4.05 = 213.4 W
Pac = Vrms* Irms = 76.1 * 7.6 = 656.5 VA
= Pdc/Pac = 213.4/656.5 = 32.5 %
b- FF = Vrms/Vdc = 81.05/46.2 = 1.754 or 175.4 %
c- RF = FF2 1 = 1.44 or 144 %
d- TUF = Pdc/Vs Is = 213.4/120*8.1 = 0.22 and 1/TUF = 4.54
e- The PIV = Vm
f- the waveforms

Question -3
Single phase full-wave fully controlled rectifier bridge is connected to 220V, 50 Hz supply to feed 5
resistor, if the firing angle =30o. Draw the load voltage and current, thyristor currents and supply
current. Then, calculate:
(a) The rectfication efficiency.
(b) Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV) of the thyristor.

Solution:

(1 + )

311
=
(1 + 30) = 184.8

Idc = Vdc/5 = 36.94 A

311.1

2
Irms = Vrms/R = 216.8/5 = 43.35 A

sin(60)
= 216.8
2

a- = Pdc/Pac = 184.8 * 36.94/216.8 * 43.35 = 72.6 %

b- The PIV = Vm