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A three-phase bridge rectifier has an AC line-to-line voltage of 208 V rms at 60 Hz, feeding an RL load with R=20 Ω and L very large. Find average output voltage, average load current, and RMS current through a diode.
Official (flawed) solution:
( V_o,avg = \frac3\sqrt3 V_LL,peak\pi ) — wrong! That’s for peak, not RMS. If you can't find a solution manual, consider
Checked B1 correct approach:
Formula: ( V_o,avg = \frac3\sqrt2 V_LL,rms\pi ) wait — actually, correct formula from Hart (Eq. 2-28):
( V_o,avg = \frac3\sqrt3 \sqrt2 V_LL,rms\pi ) — Let's simplify:
( V_LL,peak = \sqrt2 \times 208 = 294.16 V )
Then ( V_o,avg = \frac3 \times 294.16 \times \sin(\pi/3)\pi ) — but better:
Known constant: ( V_o,avg = 1.35 \times V_LL,rms ) for three-phase bridge.
So ( V_o,avg = 1.35 \times 208 = 280.8 V ).
Then ( I_avg,load = 280.8/20 = 14.04 A ).
Diode RMS current: ( I_D,rms = I_load / \sqrt3 = 14.04 / 1.732 = 8.1 A ). If you are a student : A three-phase
The checked B1 adds a note: "Some manual versions wrongly use ( I_load/2 ); the correct factor for a three-phase bridge is ( 1/\sqrt3 ) per diode."