GATE EC 2014 Set 3 — Question 23

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Analog Circuits → Diode Circuits → Filters & Ripple Factor

Last updated 5 September 2026

Question

Half-wave rectifier circuit with an ideal diode D, a load resistor R = 100 $\Omega$, a filter capacitor C = 4 mF, and an AC input source $10 \sin \omega t$ with $f = 50$ Hz.

v_i(t) = 10 \sin(100\pi t)

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v_i(t) = 10 \sin(100\pi t)

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