A Single Diode Circuit (Circuit Operation ): A circuit with a single diode and an RL load is shown above. The source v s is an alternating sinusoidal source. If v s = E * sin (wt), v s...more
A Single Diode Circuit (Mathematical Analysis): An expression for the current through the diode can be obtained as shown below. It is assumed that the current flows for 0 b , where b > p . When the diode...more
A Single Diode Circuit (MATLAB Simulation): The Matlab program used is re-produced below. % Program to simulate the half-wave rectifier circuit % Enter the peak voltage, frequency, inductance L in mH and resistor R...more
A Single Diode Circuit(Interactive Simulation): The operation of the circuit can be simulated as shown below. In order to simulate, the solution for current is presented in the following form, where t = (wL)/R. Then...more
A Single Diode Circuit(MATHCAD Simulation): The simulation of this circuit is in a file called halfrec1.mcd. You can download it by clicking on the image below. You need MathCad program to open this file. If...more
A Single Diode Circuit(PSPICE Simulation): For simulation using Pspice, the circuit used is shown below. Here the nodes are numbered. The ac source is connected between nodes 1 and 0. The diode is connected between nodes 1 and 2...more
