Half-wave Rectifier: A half-wave rectifier with a capacitor-input filter is driven by a secondary winding with a Thevenin voltage of 20 VAC and a Thevenin resistance of 40 ohms. If the capacitance is 470 microfarads and the load resistance is 750 ohms, what is the dc load current? The dc load voltage? The ripple voltage?

Answer: The dc load current is 31.3 mA, the dc load voltage is 23.5 V, and the ripple voltage is 1.11 V peak-to-peak.

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