With a half-wave rectified voltage across a load resistor, load current exists for what part of a cycle? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Group of answer choices <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A 180 degrees <\/p>\n\n\n\n
B 90 degrees <\/p>\n\n\n\n
C 0 degrees <\/p>\n\n\n\n
D 360 degrees<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The correct answer is A 180 degrees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a half-wave rectifier, the input AC signal is passed through a diode, which only allows current to flow during one half of the AC cycle. This results in current flowing through the load resistor for only a portion of the input waveform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During a full AC cycle, the input voltage alternates between positive and negative values. In a half-wave rectification process, the diode conducts only during the positive half-cycle of the input voltage. When the AC voltage is positive, the diode becomes forward-biased and allows current to flow through the load resistor. In contrast, during the negative half-cycle of the AC input, the diode becomes reverse-biased, and no current flows through the load resistor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The current thus exists only during the positive half of the AC cycle, which corresponds to a 180-degree portion of the waveform. The negative half-cycle is blocked by the diode, and no current flows during that time. This characteristic results in a pulsating DC output from the half-wave rectifier, with the load current only being present for half of the AC input cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This property is why half-wave rectifiers are less efficient than full-wave rectifiers, as they only use half of the AC waveform to produce output, leading to more ripple and lower average DC voltage across the load.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With a half-wave rectified voltage across a load resistor, load current exists for what part of a cycle? Group of answer choices A 180 degrees B 90 degrees C 0 degrees D 360 degrees The correct answer and explanation is: The correct answer is A 180 degrees. 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