Calculating Load Voltage and Current Values

By using practical diode model, peak load voltage for a full wave rectifier is determined as

                                                             V_L(pk) = V₂(pk)/2 - 0.7

The full wave rectifier will generate twice as many output pulses as the half wave rectifier.

For this cause, the average load voltage for the full wave rectifier is deternined as

                                                  V_ave = 2V_L(pk)/Π

                                                                  Or

                                                 V_ave = 0.636V_L(pk)