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Electric Oscillations

Problem 4.134

It takes t0t_{0} hours for a direct current I0I_{0} to charge a storage battery. How long will it take to charge such a battery from the mains using a half-wave rectifier, if the effective current value is also equal to I0?I_{0} ?

Reveal Answer
t=1/2πt0t=1 / 2 \pi t_{0}