A half-wave rectifier has a source of 120 V rms at 60 Hz and an R-L load with R=10 2 and L= 10 mH. Determine (a) an expression for the load current, (b) the average current, (c) the power absorbed by the resistor (d) the power factor. Hint: Beta=3.5 Rad

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A half-wave rectifier has a source of 120 V rms at 60 Hz and an R-L load with R=10 2 and L= 10 mH.
Determine
(a) an expression for the load current,
(b) the average current,
(c) the power absorbed by the resistor
(d) the power factor. Hint: Beta=3.5 Rad
Transcribed Image Text:A half-wave rectifier has a source of 120 V rms at 60 Hz and an R-L load with R=10 2 and L= 10 mH. Determine (a) an expression for the load current, (b) the average current, (c) the power absorbed by the resistor (d) the power factor. Hint: Beta=3.5 Rad
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