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Q.Draw the circuit diagram and output waveforms of DC chopper.

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A MOSFET switch between the DC source and load is turned ON/OFF by gate pulses; the average output Vav=TONTVSV_{av}=\frac{T_{ON}}{T}V_S is set by the duty ratio.

Circuit: A fixed-amplitude DC source VSV_S is connected to a resistive load through a MOSFET switch (terminals drain D, source S, gate G). Gate pulses are applied to the MOSFET, usually through an opto-coupler isolator.

Working and output waveform: When the MOSFET is switched ON (a gate pulse applied) the supply voltage is connected to the load; when it is switched OFF (gate signal removed) the load is disconnected from the supply. For a resistive load the output voltage VoV_o and current IoI_o follow the shape of the gate pulses, i.e. rectangular pulses that are equal to VSV_S during the ON interval and zero during the OFF interval. Over one period T the ON time is TONT_{ON}, so the average output voltage …

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