Repeat Example 2.1 if the input voltage is
The peak diode current, the maximum reverse-biased voltage of the diode and the fraction of the cycle over which diode conducts for a half-wave battery charging circuit.
Answer to Problem 2.1EP
The peak diode current is
Maximum reversed biased voltage of the diode is
Fraction of the cycle diode is conducting is
Explanation of Solution
Given Information:
The given values are
Calculation:
Apply Kirchhoff’s voltage law,
Substituting the given values,
Maximum reversed biased voltage of the diode,
Consider the time at which diode start conducting as
By symmetry,
Fraction of the cycle diode is conducting can be calculated as,
Conclusion:
Therefore, the peak diode current is
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