Consider a half wave rectifier with a 500 Ω load operating from 200V(RMS) supply. If the diode have forward resistance Rf equal to 10 Ω, then the regulation is
A
2%
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B
4%
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C
17%
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D
3%
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Solution
The correct option is A 2% % Regulation for a half wave rectifier can be given as
% regulation = RfRL×100=10500×100=2%