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On the Calculation of the Ripple Voltage in Half-Wave Rectifier Circuits

Authors: Joh. J. Sauren, Aloys J. Sipers

In this article we propose a computational algorithm written in Matlab as well as a mathematical formula to calculate the magnitude of the ripple voltage encountered in halfwave rectifying circuits. After rectification of a symmetric AC harmonic voltage signal, this ripple voltage remains, frequently measurable, superimposed on the resulting DC voltage signal. Both, the algorithm as well as the derived formula enable us to calculate the magnitude of the ripple voltage to a degree of precision any better than $1$ to $10^{6}$, i.e. 1 ppm. We conclude this article by comparing the accuracy of the proposed algorithm to simulated findings. The technique discussed here for calculating the magnitude of the remaining ripple voltage can easily be generalized and extended to the calculation of the magnitude of the ripple voltage encountered in full wave rectifying circuits.

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