The r.m.s. value of a Half-wave Rectified symmetrical square wave current of 2A is:-

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  1. √2 A
  2. 1 A
  3. 1/√2 A
  4. √3 A

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Option 1 : √2 A
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Half wave rectifier: 

A type of circuit arrangement that only allows one half-cycle of an AC voltage waveform to pass, blocking the other half-cycle.

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For square wave input, the output will be

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Formula for RMS voltage:

\(I_{rms}^2 = \frac{1}{T}\mathop \smallint \limits_0^T {I^2}\left( t \right)\;dt\)

Where Vrms = RMS value of current

T = Time period

V(t) = Current 

Calculation:

Given:

T = 2π

V(t) = 2 A

\(I_{rms}^2 = \frac{1}{{2\pi }}\mathop \smallint \limits_0^{2\pi } {I^2}\left( t \right)dt = \frac{1}{{2\pi }}\left[ {\mathop \smallint \limits_0^\pi {I^2}\left( t \right)dt + \mathop \smallint \limits_\pi ^{2\pi } 0dt} \right]\)

\(I_{rms}^2 = \frac{1}{{2\pi }}\mathop \smallint \limits_0^\pi {2^2}dt\)

\(I_{rms}^2 = \frac{1}{{2\pi }}4\pi = 2\)

Irms = √2 A

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