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Semi-conductor Devices and Electronics
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Classification of solids on the basis of their conductivity
1.2 Band theory of solids
1.3 Classification of solids on the basis of band theory
2.0 Types of semiconductor
3.0 Mass action law
4.0 Electrical conductivity in semiconductor
5.0 $p-n$ junction
5.1 Depletion region
5.2 Forward biasing of a $p-n$ junction
5.3 Reverse biasing of a $p-n$ junction
6.0 Breakdown voltage
7.0 $I-V$ characteristics of a $p-n$ junction
8.0 Rectifier
8.1 Half wave rectifier
8.2 Full wave rectifier
8.3 Ripple frequency
8.4 Ripple factor
8.5 Ripple efficiency $\left( \eta \right)$
8.6 Form factor
9.0 Light emitting diode (LED)
10.0 Zener diode
11.0 Transistor
12.0 Boolean identities
13.0 Logic gates
14.0 De Morgan's theorem
8.3 Ripple frequency
1.2 Band theory of solids
1.3 Classification of solids on the basis of band theory
5.2 Forward biasing of a $p-n$ junction
5.3 Reverse biasing of a $p-n$ junction
8.2 Full wave rectifier
8.3 Ripple frequency
8.4 Ripple factor
8.5 Ripple efficiency $\left( \eta \right)$
8.6 Form factor
When an AC power supply is rectified in order to provide a DC supply there is always some part of the original signal.
If frequency of the input AC supply is $50\ Hz$, then for a half wave rectification, ripple frequency is $50\ Hz$.
Similarly, for a full wave rectification, ripple frequency is $100\ Hz$
