1.

The total secondary voltage in a center-tapped full-wave (a) the circuit is working properly (b) there is an open
rectifier is 125 V rms. Neglecting the diode drop, the rms diode (c) the transformer secondary is shorted (d)
output voltage is the filter capacitor is leaky
(a) 125 V (b) 177 V (c) 100 V (d) 62.5 V
9. The average value of a half-wave rectified voltage with a
2. When the peak output voltage is 100 V, the PIV for each peak value of 200 V is
diode in a center-tapped full-wave rectifier is (neglecting the (a) 63.7 V (b) 127.2 V (c) 141 V (d) 0 V
diode drop)
(a) 100 V (b) 200 V (c) 141 V (d) 50 V 10. When a 60 Hz sinusoidal voltage is applied to the input of
a half-wave rectifier, the output frequency is
3. When the rms output voltage of a bridge full-wave rectifier (a) 120 Hz (b) 30 Hz (c) 60 Hz (d) 0 Hz
is 20 V, the peak inverse voltage across the diodes is
(neglecting the diode drop) 11. The peak value of the input to a half-wave rectifier is 10
(a) 20 V (b) 40 V (c) 28.3 V (d) 56.6 V V. The approximate peak value of the output is
(a) 10 V (b) 3.18 V (c) 10.7 V (d) 9.3 V
4. When a silicon diode is working properly in forward bias, a
Digital Multi-meter (DMM) in the diode test position will 12. The average value of a full-wave rectified voltage with a
indicate peak value of 75 V is
(a) 0 V (b) OL (c) approximately 0.7 V (a) 53 V (b) 47.8 V (c) 37.5 V (d) 23.9 V
(d) approximately 0.3 V
13. When a 60 Hz sinusoidal voltage is applied to the input of
5. When a silicon diode is open, a DMM will generally a full-wave rectifier, the output frequency is
indicate (a) 120 Hz (b) 60 Hz (c) 240 Hz (d) 0 Hz
(a) 0 V (b) OL (c) approximately 0.7 V (d) approximately 0.3 V
14. If N1/N2 = 4 and the primary voltage is 120 V, what is
6. In a rectifier circuit, if the secondary winding in the the secondary voltage?
transformer opens, the output is a. 0 V b. 30 V c. 60 V d. 480 V
(a) 0 V (b) 120 V (c) less than it should be (d) unaffected
15. A circuit that removes positive or negative parts of a
7. If one of the diodes in a bridge full-wave rectifier opens, the waveform is called a
output is a. Clamper
(a) 0 V (b) one-fourth the amplitude of the input voltage (c) a b. Clipper
half-wave rectified voltage (d) a 120 Hz voltage c. Diode clamp
d. Limiter
8. If you are checking a 60 Hz full-wave bridge rectifier and
observe that the output has a 60 Hz ripple,
16. What is the peak load voltage in a full-wave rectifier if the 22. We want a peak load voltage of 40 V out of a bridge
secondary voltage is 20 Vrms? rectifier. What is the approximate rms value of the secondary
a. 0 V voltage?
b. 0.7 V a. 0 V
c. 14.1 V b. 14.4 V
d. 28.3 V c. 28.3 V
d. 56.6 V
17. With a half-wave rectified voltage across the load resistor,
load current flows for what part of a cycle? 23. With a full-wave rectifi ed voltage
a. 0° b. 90° c. 180° d. 360° across the load resistor,
load current flows for what part
18. Suppose line voltage may be as low as 105 Vrms or as of a cycle?
high as 125 Vrms in a half-wave rectifier. With a 5;1 step- a. 0°
down transformer, the minimum peak load voltage is closest b. 90°
to c. 180°
a. 21 V b. 25 V c. 29.7 V d. 35.4 V d. 360°

19. The voltage out of a bridge rectifier is a 24. A circuit that adds a positive or negative dc voltage to an
a. Half-wave signal input sine wave is called a
b. Full-wave signal a. Clamper
c. Bridge-rectifi ed signal b. Clipper
d. Sine wave c. Diode clamp
d. Limiter
20. If the line voltage is 115 Vrms, a turns ratio of 5;1 means
the rms secondary voltage is closest to 25. In a step-down transformer, which is larger?
a. 15 V b. 23 V c. 30 V d. 35 V a. Primary voltage
b. Secondary voltage
21. A transformer has a turns ratio of 2;1. What is the peak c. Neither
secondary voltage if 115 Vrms is applied to the primary d. No answer possible
winding?
a. 57.5 V b. 81.3 V c. 230 V d. 325 V