A two-anode mercury-arc rectifier delivers a load of 5.98kw at 115volts.  If the primary of the transformer is connected to a 4,600-volt source, the tube drop is 15volts, and a rectangular waveshape is assumed for the anode current, calculate: (a) the anode current; (b) the voltage rating of each of the transformer secondary windings; (c) the primary current, neglecting the exciting current;

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DEGREE: Electrical Engineering 
SUBJECT/COURSE: AC Circuits
TOPIC: Converter and Rectifier
 
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A two-anode mercury-arc rectifier delivers a load of 5.98kw at 115volts.  If the primary of the transformer is connected to a 4,600-volt source, the tube drop is 15volts, and a rectangular waveshape is assumed for the anode current, calculate:
(a) the anode current;
(b) the voltage rating of each of the transformer secondary windings;
(c) the primary current, neglecting the exciting current;

 

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