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Half Wave Rectifier

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Side-by-Side Formula Table: AC, Half-Wave, and Full-Wave Rectifier

Quantity AC Supply Half-Wave Rectifier (HW) Full-Wave Rectifier (FW)
Peak voltage ( \(V_m\) ) ( \(V_m\) ) ( \(V_m\) )
RMS voltage ( \(V_{rms} = \dfrac{V_m}{\sqrt{2}}\) ) ( \(V_{rms} = \dfrac{V_m}{2}\) ) ( \(V_{rms} = \dfrac{V_m}{\sqrt{2}}\) )
Average (DC) voltage ( \(0\) ) ( \(V_{dc} = \dfrac{V_m}{\pi}\) ) ( \(V_{dc} = \dfrac{2V_m}{\pi}\) )
Peak current ( \(I_m\) ) ( \(I_m = \dfrac{V_m}{R}\) ) ( \(I_m = \dfrac{V_m}{R}\) )
RMS current ( \(I_{rms} = \dfrac{I_m}{\sqrt{2}}\) ) ( \(I_{rms} = \dfrac{I_m}{2}\) ) ( \(I_{rms} = \dfrac{I_m}{\sqrt{2}}\) )
Average (DC) current ( \(0\) ) ( \(I_{dc} = \dfrac{I_m}{\pi}\) ) ( \(I_{dc} = \dfrac{2I_m}{\pi}\) )
Ripple factor Not defined ( \(r = 1.21\) ) ( \(r = 0.482\) )
Rectification efficiency Not applicable ( \(\eta = 40.6%\) ) ( \(\eta = 81.2%\) )
Form factor ( \(1.11\) ) ( \(1.57\) ) ( \(1.11\) )
Output frequency ( \(f\) ) ( \(f\) ) ( \(2f\) )