Question

which one has lower ripple factor, half-wave or full-wave rectifier circuit?

Answer 1

The average (DC) output voltage is higher than for half wave, the output of the full wave rectifier has much less ripple than that of the half wave rectifier producing a smoother output waveform. In a Full Wave Rectifier circuit two diodes are now used, one for each half of the cycle

Answer 2

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• Here, from the above derivation, we can get the ripple factor of a full-wave rectifier is 0.48.

• Therefore it is very clear that in the o/p of this rectifier, the DC component is above the AC component.

• As a result, the pulsations within the o/p will be less than within half-wave rectifier.

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