Power Supply Regulation Quiz

Load regulation of a power supply should be____________

• low

• high

• very high

• None

Line regulation of a power supply should be____________

• low

• high

• very high

• None

Rectifier converts

• ac to pulsating dc

• dc to ac

• ac to ac

• None

The ripple voltage ________When capacitance increases in a power supply

• Increases

• Decreases

• Remains same

• None

The ideal % of line regulation should be _____

• 1

• 0

• 0.5

• 0.75

The ideal % of load regulation should be _____

• 1

• 0

• 0.5

• 0.75

In a regulated power supply what term describes how much change occurs in the output voltage for a given change in the input voltage

• load regulation

• voltage regulator

• line regulation

• ripple voltage

A short circuit has a ________ drop across its terminals and the current is limited only by the surrounding network.

• 5

• 0

• 1

• infinity

In a regulated power supply what term describes how much change occurs in the output voltage for a certain range of load current values, from minimum to maximum current

• load regulation

• voltage regulator

• line regulation

• ripple voltage

An open circuit can have any voltage across its terminals, but the current is always _______.

• 5A

• 0A

• 1A

• INFINITY