6. 6
HALF WAVE RECTIFICATION
Average voltage (Vavg)
• Vavg is the area under the curve
Vp = Peak voltage
Effect of barrier potential on o/p
Vp(out) = Vp(in) – 0.7 v
Peak inverse voltage (PIV)
• Diode must be capable of withstanding this amount of
repetitive reverse voltage
PIV = Vp(in)
VAVG =
𝑉𝑝
π