1. ECE 442 Power Electronics1 Full-Wave Rectifier with RL Load

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3. 3 Voltage and Current

4. ECE 442 Power Electronics4 Continuous Load Current Determine A 1 from the condition –At ωt = π, i 0 = I 0

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6. 6 After Substitution and Simplification

7. ECE 442 Power Electronics7 rms and Average Diode Currents

8. ECE 442 Power Electronics8 rms Output Current Combine the rms current of each diode

9. ECE 442 Power Electronics9 Example 3.7 L = 6.5 mH R = 2.5 Ω E = 10 Volts V s = 120 Volts f = 60 Hz Diodes have –IS = 2.22e-15 Amps –BV = 1800 Volts

10. ECE 442 Power Electronics10 Example 3.7

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12. ECE 442 Power Electronics12 Numerical Results Steady-State Load Current at ωt = 0, I 0

13. ECE 442 Power Electronics13 rms Diode Current

14. ECE 442 Power Electronics14 rms Output Current Average Diode Current