The ripple frequency of the Full-wave rectifier will be

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  1. Twice the input frequency
  2. One half of the input frequency
  3. Four times of the input frequency
  4. One fourth of the input frequency

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Option 1 : Twice the input frequency
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  • A half-wave rectifier conducts when the alternating current is positive, which happens during 180° of the A.C cycle, and blocks current during the other 180 degrees 
  • A full-wave rectifier conducts during both 180° periods of an A.C cycle; So you can see, it conducts current for twice the amount of time
  • The full-wave rectifier has twice the efficiency of a half-wave rectifier is, that it utilizes both half-cycles of the input
  • In a half-wave rectifier, the time interval between two consecutive peaks of the output voltage waveform is the time period of the input supply waveform.
  • In a full-wave rectifier, the time interval between two consecutive peaks of the output voltage waveform is half of the time period of the input supply waveform.

 

Notes:

  • In a full-wave rectifier, during each half-cycle, the current flows through two diodes instead of just one.
  • ∴ The amplitude of the output voltage is two voltage drops less than the input VMAX amplitude and the ripple frequency is now twice the supply frequency.
  • The fundamental frequency of the ripple voltage is double that of the supply frequency whereas for the half-wave rectifier it is equal to the AC supply frequency.
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