Takashi Ohira
Continued from last month, a single series diode rectifier is excited by a sinusoidal voltage source through a series inductor. To adjust the diode’s on-duty cycle, we now employ a variable resistor for the dc load, as shown in Figure 1. Can we predict the specific resistance R o that leads the diode to a 50% on-duty cycle? Choose the correct answer from the following four candidates for R o:
Figure 1. Single series diode rectifier from last month, now terminated by a variable resistor for the dc load-pull thought experiment.
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MMM.2023.3265538