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Homework Statement
A sinusoidal alternating current is fullwave rectified. The rectified current will produce in the same load
a. the same power
b. 0.71 times the power
c. 1.41 times the power
d. half the power
e. twice the power
Homework Equations
Pmax=Imax x Vmax
Paverage=Irms x Vrms
The Attempt at a Solution
I guess the question is asking about the average power. For full wave rectified :
[tex]I__rms =\frac{I_max}{\sqrt{2}}[/tex]
[tex]V__rms =\frac{V_max}{\sqrt{2}}[/tex]Paverage=Irms x Vrms= [tex]\frac{I_max}{\sqrt{2}}\times \frac{V_max}{\sqrt{2}}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{P_max}{2}[/tex]
So, the answer is (d) ?
If the question asking about the max. power, then the answer will be the same ?
And how to determine whether the question is asking about max. or average power?
Thanks