A half-wave rectifier such as shown in Figure 2.2 (a) has a \(2 \mathrm{k} \Omega\) load. The input is a \(120 \mathrm{~V}(\mathrm{rms}), 60 \mathrm{~Hz}\) signal and the transformer is a 10:1 stepdown transformer. The diode has a cut-in voltage of \(V_{\gamma}=0.7 \mathrm{~V}\left(r_{f}=0\right)\).

(a) What is the peak output voltage?

(b) Determine the peak diode current.

(c) What is the fraction (percent) of a cycle that \(v_{O}>0\).

(d) Determine the average output voltage.

(e) Find the average current in the load.

Figure 2.2:-

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VI N 2 (a) vo Slope = 1 0 Vy US (b) Figure 2.2 Half-wave rectifier (a) circuit and (b) voltage transfer characteristics