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Calculation of Ripple : While designing a filter circuit the following methods can be used to calculate theoretically
the ripple voltage in the output of the filter circuit.
Method 1
Knowing the required load current, IL, for a given value of frequency f and capacitance C, the peak-to-peak ripple
voltage can be found using the formula,
Where
V r(p-p) = peak-to-peak ripple voltage in volts
i = required Dc load current, in Amps
L
F = ripple frequency, in Hz
r
C = capacitance in Farads
Fig 9
Fixing the permissible Vr(p-p) and knowing f and IL the required value for C can also be found using this formula
Method 2
Another method of expressing the ripple in the output DC is by ripple factor r defined as,
where,
r = ripple factor (dimension less)
V r (rms) = rms value for ripple voltages.
V is the measured dc voltage at the output.
dc
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CITS : Power - Electrician & Wireman - Lesson 60-69