Single-Phase Half-Wave Rectifier
Single-Phase Half-Wave Rectifier
Single-Phase Half-Wave Rectifier
Waveforms
Single-Phase Half-Wave Rectifier
Performance Parameters
• Efficiency, η
– η = Pdc/Pac
• Effective (rms) value of the ac component
of the output voltage, Vac
– Vac = Vrms2 – Vdc2
• Form factor, FF
– FF = Vrms/Vdc
• Ripple factor, RF
– RF = Vac/Vdc
Performance Parameters (continued)
V dc
• Displacement angle, Φ
• Displacement Factor, DF
– DF = cos(Φ)
• Harmonic Factor, HF
1
I I 2
I 2
1
2
HF ( ) ( ) 1
s s1 2 s 2
I I
2
s1 s1
Performance Parameters (continued)
• Power Factor, PF
VI I
PF cos cos
s s1 s1
VI s s
I s
Performance Parameters (continued)
• Crest Factor, CF
I
CF s ( peak )
I s
Example 3.1
1 T
V v (t )dt
T
dc L
0
1
T
V sin tdt
2
V
T
dc m
0
V T
V (cos m
1)
T 2
dc
1
f
T
2 f
V
V m
0.318V
dc m
V 0.318V
I
dc m
R R
dc
Determine the rms Voltage, Vrms
1
1 T
2
V v (t )dt
2
rms
T 0
L
1
1
T
2
V (V sin t ) dt
2
2
T
rms m
0
V
V 0.5Vm
2
rms m
V 0.5V
I rms m
R R
rms
Determine Pdc, Pac, and η
(0.318V ) 2
P m
R
dc
(0.5V ) 2
P m
R
ac
(0.318V ) 2
40.5%
m
(0.5V ) m
2
Determine FF and RF
V 0.5V
FF rms
m
V dc
0.318V m
FF 1.57 157%
R F FF 12
1 V 2
(V sin t ) dt
T
V 0.707V
2 m
s
T 0 m
2
m
0.5V
I I m
R
s load
(0.318V ) m
2
P R
T UF dc
VI 0.5V
(0.707V )(
s s ) m
R
m
T UF 0.286
Determine the PIV
- - PIV +
+
Determine CF
I s ( peak )
CF
Is
Vm
I s ( peak )
R
0.5Vm
Is
R
Vm
CF R 2
0.5Vm
R
Determine PF
Pac
PF cos
VA
2
(0.5Vm )
PF R 0.707
0.5Vm
(0.707Vm )( )
R
Summary – Half-Wave Rectifier
• RF=121% High
• Efficiency = 40.5 Low
• TUF = 0.286 Low
– 1/TUF = 3.496
– transformer must be 3.496 times larger than
when using a pure ac voltage source
Half-Wave Rectifier with R-L Load
Waveforms of Current and Voltage
Vm
cos t 0
Vdc
2
Vm
Vdc 1 cos( )
2
Vdc
I dc
R
Increase average voltage and current by making σ = 0
Waveforms with Dm installed
Application as a Battery Charger
Center-Tapped Transformer
Waveforms for the Full-Wave Rectifier
T
2
2
Vdc Vm sin t
T 0
2Vm
Vdc
Vdc 0.636Vm
Single-Phase Full-Wave Rectifier
PIV = 2Vm
Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier
Waveforms for the Full-Wave Bridge
Full-Wave Bridge with Waveforms
Conduction pattern
D1 – D2 D 3 – D4
PIV = Vm