What is the ripple frequency for a half wave rectifier operating from 60 Hz electrical power?

In a half-wave rectifier, the output voltage is derived from only one half of the input AC waveform. When the AC source operates at 60 Hz, it generates an alternating current which oscillates up and down, completing one full cycle in 1/60 of a second.

Since a half-wave rectifier only allows one half (either positive or negative) of the AC waveform to pass through, the output frequency, or ripple frequency, remains the same as the input frequency for half-wave rectification. Therefore, for an input frequency of 60 Hz, the output ripple frequency is also 60 Hz.

This aligns with the functioning of a half-wave rectifier, which effectively maintains the original frequency of the AC input. Other options do not correspond to the operational behavior of a half-wave rectifier under standard conditions.