power supply theory

power supplies convert sine wave _____ into smooth filtered _____

• Alternating Current (AC); Direct Current (DC)

• Direct Current (DC); Alternating Current (AC)

• Alternating Current (AC); Alternating Current (AC)

• Direct Current(DC); Direct Current (DC)

The transformer in a power supply is capable of stepping up or stepping down the voltage.

• True

• False

• I don't know

• What's a transformer?

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

A rectifier is a ____ that changes AC voltage into pulsating DC voltage

How does a filter change pulsating DC into smooth DC

• increasing average output voltage and reducing amplitude

• decreasing average output voltage and reducing amplitude

• increasing average resistance and reducing gigawatts

• Asking it kindly to change

The types of rectifiers are

• Half-Wave

• Full-Wave

• Full-Wave Bridge

• Half-Full-wave

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

Load refers to the ____ being drawn

• Current

• resistance

• power

• electromagnetic pull

How many diodes does a full wave bridge rectifier have

• Four

• Three

• Two

• One

In filters, capacitors are always placed in ____ with the load

• Parallel (shunt)

• Series

• perpendicular

• horizontally

In filters, inductors are always placed in ____ with the load

• Series

• Parallel (shunt)

• perpendicular

• horizontally

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-5

All filters reduce _____ Amplitude (RA)

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-5