filter capacitor

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aragon1971

Joined Apr 7, 2008
160
Hi
i would to ask in the filter capacitor circuit the correct relation for low ripple is 10 RL C> T
RL is the load resistor T is the period of input signal

Thank you

George
 

ericgibbs

Joined Jan 29, 2010
21,397
hi,
It is in these two formulae.
You have to decide what level of ripple is acceptable in your application.
Then set the equation values.

What level of ripple is acceptable in your circuit??

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ericgibbs

Joined Jan 29, 2010
21,397
hi 1971,
I have just double-checked those equations in that PDF I posted, and I would say that they are incorrect!!!!!

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Use this equation
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Ian0

Joined Aug 7, 2020
13,100
V≤It/C is a good enough approximation.
V is the peak-to-peak ripple voltage. I is the output current.
As it is rare that the current from a power supply is anywhere near constant, and the output voltage also varies with the mains voltage, which can change by ±10%, and there is also transformer “regulation” which can add another ±10% and cannot think of a good reason why ripple needs to be calculated accurately.
 
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