G7A - Practical Circuits
General Class
Power supplies: rectifiers, filtering, regulators, switching supplies
13 questions | Updated: Dec 9, 2025
What is the function of a power supply bleeder resistor?
Which of the following components are used in a power supply filter network?
Which type of rectifier circuit uses two diodes and a center-tapped transformer?
What is characteristic of a half-wave rectifier in a power supply?
What portion of the AC cycle is converted to DC by a half-wave rectifier?
What portion of the AC cycle is converted to DC by a full-wave rectifier?
What is the output waveform of an unfiltered full-wave rectifier connected to a resistive load?
Which of the following is characteristic of a switchmode power supply as compared to a linear power supply?
Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents a field effect transistor?
Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents a Zener diode?
Which symbol in figure G7-1 represents an NPN junction transistor?
Which symbol in Figure G7-1 represents a solid core transformer?
Which symbol in Figure G7-1 represents a tapped inductor?