a) Explain the roll of freewheeling diode (FD) in the input and output electrical characteristics of a half wave diode rectifier for R-L loads. Draw relevant waveforms to justify your explanation.
b) A battery of constant voltage 'E' is charged from a single phase have wave diode rectifier through a limiting resistor R in series. For the source voltage 220V, 50 Hz, and for R = 10?, ? = 120V, Find out,
(i) Average charging current
(ii) Diode conduction angle
(iii) Average output voltage
(9 + 9 = 18 Marks)