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AC Æ DC: Using a full-wave diode rectifier circuit(used in the music system final project)The 20:1 turns ratio transformer here reduces the rms voltage fromthe wall outlet – 120 V – by a factor of 20 to in volts rms. The voltageacross the load resistor still has positive and negative values.Figure 0.1 Step-down transformer power supply20 : 1120V50ΩVR (V)Time (ms)+−VRPutting a single diode in the circuit eliminates the negative-going voltages, but is inefficient because of that, and theoutput voltage is not a steady value as a function of time.Figure 0.2 Half-wave-rectifier power supply20 : 1120V50ΩTime (ms)+−VRVR (V)Using four diodes connected as shown produces onlypositive-going voltages (more efficient) but the voltage is not steady – it has very large “ripple”.20 : 1120VFigure 0.3 Full-wave-rectifier power supplyTime (ms)+−VRVR (V)50Ω20 : 1120VFigure 0.4 Positive transformer output causes the pair of diodes shown to conduct in the fullwave-rectifier power supply.+−Time (ms)VR (V)+−VRTo see how the four-diode (full-wave rectifier) works, lookfirst at the voltage polarity across the load resistor. Whenthe top of the transformer secondary is positive, the two diodesshown are forward biased and the current is downwardthrough the load resistor. When the top of the transformer isnegative with respect to the bottom, these two diodes arereverse-biased and pass no current.When the top terminal of the transformer is negative,The other two diodes are forward-biased and passCurrent through the load resistor from top to bottom,Filling in the missing parts of the output waveform.20 : 1120VFigure 0.5 Negative transformer output causes the other diode pair to conduct.+−Time (ms)+−VRVR (V)The output can be filtered by adding a capacitor acrossthe load resistor, reducing the ripple significantly. Thetime constant RLC needs to be large compared with theperiod of the AC part of the output waveform. What isthe frequency of that AC part? And what is its period? 20 : 1120VFigure 0.6 Filtered full-wave-rectifier power supply+Time (ms)+−VRVR (V)To get a really steady voltage out we can add an integrated circuit regulator to the circuit.20 : 1120VFigure 0.7 Regulated power


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