Timeline for Cap Value for Full Wave Rectifier Circuit
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| Sep 15, 2023 at 9:56 | comment | added | Alex | What could be the general formula to calculate the peak to peak ripple voltage and Vdc average at the input of ic 7805 voltage regulator? | |
| Jan 27, 2016 at 23:52 | comment | added | Kaz | @AnderMorton I believe that is covered in the very last paragraph, except for the note that it takes longer to reach the operating voltage. | |
| Jan 27, 2016 at 21:53 | comment | added | Andrew Morton | Another also: a capacitor value much larger than strictly needed will effectively be a short-circuit on switch-on until it reaches ~some~ level of charge, so (a) your heatsinking of the rectifier diodes might need to be more substantial, and (b) will make the circuit take longer to reach the required output voltage. | |
| Dec 18, 2013 at 1:19 | comment | added | Kaz | Also, reducing ripple might not be just a minor benefit. With lower ripple, you can reduce the input voltage (while maintaining the minimum) and thereby reducing the dissipation in the regulator. | |
| Dec 18, 2013 at 1:18 | comment | added | Kaz | By the way, I meant that the LM7812 is a fairly high drop-out regulator. There may be low-drop-out parts which use the 7812 number, to indicate compatibility. | |
| Jun 24, 2013 at 7:41 | history | answered | Kaz | CC BY-SA 3.0 |