Chapter 4-Uncontrolled Rectifiers
Chapter 4-Uncontrolled Rectifiers
EE042-4-3-PED / VE1
Uncontrolled Rectifiers
Topic & Structure of the Lesson
𝑃𝑑𝑐
• Efficiency: η =
𝑃𝑎𝑐
η is not the power efficiency, but conversion efficiency. It is
a measure of the quality of the output waveform.
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Important Parameters
𝑃𝑑𝑐
• Transformer utilization factor: 𝑇𝑈𝐹 =
𝑉𝑠 𝐼𝑠
𝑉𝑠 = rms voltage of the transformer secondary
𝐼𝑠 = rms current of the transformer secondary
𝑃𝑎𝑐
• Power factor: 𝑃𝐹 =
𝑉𝑠 𝐼𝑠
For 0 ≤ t ≤ T/2
• When Vs(t) has positive voltage drop across the diode, the
diode is forward-biased and conducts.
• The resistor R will experience the same voltage drop as Vs(t),
thus i(t) will follow the same (scaled) waveform as VR(t).
• Vdiode(t) is almost zero since it acts as low resistance
conducting path because voltage drop across the diode during
conduction is very small.
For T/2 ≤ t ≤ T
• When Vs(t) has negative voltage drop across the diode, the
diode is reverse-biased and does not allow current through it.
• The resistor R will experience zero voltage drop since i(t)=0.
• Vdiode(t) experiences the reverse voltage due to Vs(t).
• The output voltage provides discontinuous current and the
ripple in VO(t) is too large. Thus, half-wave rectifier is seldom
used in practical applications.
𝑉𝑑𝑐 𝑉𝑚
• Average current: 𝐼𝑑𝑐 = =
𝑅 𝜋𝑅
1 𝜋 𝑉𝑚
• Rms voltage: 𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 = 𝑉𝑚 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑡) 2 𝑑𝑡 =
2𝜋 0 2
𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑉𝑚
• Rms current: 𝐼𝑟𝑚𝑠 = =
𝑅 2𝑅
For 0 ≤ t ≤ t1
• Prior to t=0,Vs(t) is negative and i(t)=0.
• At 0 ≤ t ≤ t1, the diode is forward-biased by Vs(t) and starts to
conduct. i(t) starts to increase so is VR(t).
• At the same time, VL(t)=Ldi/dt will start to increase since the
current is increasing and the inductance is storing energy.
• The area A under the curve represents the amount of energy
stored in L. Vdiode(t)=0.
• In addition,Vo(t)=Vs(t).
For t1 ≤ t ≤ t3
• When VR(t)=VS(t), the current (and VR (t)) through the diode
and the circuit has reached maximum and starts to decrease.
• VL=0 at t1.
• As i(t) decreases, VL(t) will go from positive to negative after
passing through the zero point at maximum I (VL(t)=Ldi/dt)
and reaches a large negative value when the rate of decrease
of i(t) increases while approaching t3.
• For t1 ≤ t ≤ t3, the inductor is discharging the stored energy
and sustain a non-zero current flow between t2 and t3.
For t1 ≤ t ≤ t3
• Vo(t)=VS(t) up to t3.
• Vdiode=0 since the diode is still forward-biased because VL(t) is
more negative than VS(t) from t1 to t3.
𝑡1 𝑡1 𝑑𝑖 𝑖𝑡1
• Area A = 0 𝑉𝐿 𝑑𝑡 = 𝐿 0 𝑑𝑡 = 𝐿 0 𝑑𝑖 = 𝐿𝐼𝑀𝐴𝑋
𝑑𝑡
𝑡3 𝑡3 𝑑𝑖 𝑖𝑡3
• Area B = 𝑡𝑑 𝑡 𝐿 = 𝑡𝑑 𝐿𝑉 𝑡 𝑑𝑡 = 𝐿 𝑖 𝑑𝑖 = −𝐿𝐼𝑀𝐴𝑋
1 1 𝑡1
1 𝑡3
• 𝑉𝐿,𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 = = 𝑡𝑑 𝑉 0
𝑇 0 𝐿
For t3 ≤ t ≤ t4
• After t3, the inductor has expended its stored energy.
• Since VS(t) is more negative than VL(t), the diode is reverse-
biased and stops conducting.
• i(t)=0 and VR(t)=0. So VL(t)=0 as i(t) is constant.VO(t)=0.
• The extinction angle, 𝛽, is the point when the i(t)=0 after a
non-zero current interval.
• For more inductive load, 𝛽 becomes larger, i.e., larger delay
time constant and thus the current will decrease to zero with
a longer time.
1 𝛽 𝑉𝑚 sin(2𝛽)
• 𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 = 𝑉𝑚 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑡) 2 𝑑𝑡 = 𝛽−
2𝜋 0 2 𝜋 2
𝑉𝑑𝑐
• 𝐼𝑑𝑐 =
𝑅
𝑉𝑑𝑐 2𝑉𝑚
• Average current: 𝐼𝑑𝑐 = =
𝑅 𝜋𝑅
1 𝜋 𝑉𝑚
• Rms voltage: 𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 = 𝑉𝑚 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑡) 2 𝑑𝑡 =
𝜋 0 2
𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑉𝑚
• Rms current: 𝐼𝑟𝑚𝑠 = =
𝑅 2𝑅
𝑉𝑚
• Rms voltage: 𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 = 𝑉𝑠,𝑟𝑚𝑠 =
2
1 𝜋 2𝑉𝑚
𝑉𝑜, 𝑎𝑣𝑔 = න 𝑉𝑚 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑡) 𝑑𝑡 =
𝜋 0 𝜋
2𝑉𝑚
𝑉𝑜, 𝑎𝑣𝑔 − 𝑉𝑑𝑐 − 𝑉𝑑𝑐
𝐼𝑜, 𝑎𝑣𝑔 = = 𝜋 =
𝑅 𝑅
𝑉𝑑𝑐 3 3𝑉𝑚
𝐼𝑑𝑐 = =
𝑅 2𝜋𝑅
5𝜋
3 6
𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 = න 𝑉𝑚 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑤𝑡) 2𝑑(𝑤𝑡) = 0.8406𝑉𝑚
2𝜋 𝜋
6
𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 0.8406𝑉𝑚
𝐼𝑟𝑚𝑠 = =
𝑅 𝑅
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Three-Phase Full-Wave Rectifier:
Resistive Load
𝑉𝑑𝑐 3 3𝑉𝑚
𝐼𝑑𝑐 = =
𝑅 𝜋𝑅
2𝜋
6 3
𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 = න 3𝑉𝑚 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑤𝑡) 2𝑑(𝑤𝑡) = 1.655𝑉𝑚
2𝜋 𝜋
3
𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 1.655𝑉𝑚
𝐼𝑟𝑚𝑠 = =
𝑅 𝑅
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Three-Phase Full-Wave Rectifier:
Highly Inductive Load
When the load consists of large inductance,
the load can be approximated to be a
constant current source since any change
in VL(t) will result very small in change in i(t).
𝐼𝑑𝑐 = 𝐼𝑜
𝜋
3 6
𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 = න 3𝑉𝑚 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑤𝑡) 2𝑑(𝑤𝑡) = 1.655𝑉𝑚
𝜋 −𝜋
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Q&A
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