Rectifiers
Rectifier Circuits. Rectifiers convert ac power to dc power Rectifier Circuits * Rectifiers convert ac power to dc power. * Rectifiers form the basis for electronic power suppliers and battery charging circuits. 10.6.1 Half-Wave Rectifier
Diode Characteristics
Battery-Charging Circuit * Battery-Charging Circuit * The current flows only in the direction that charges the battery.
* Half-Wave Rectifier with Smoothing Capacitor
10. 6. 2 Full-Wave Rectifier Circuits 10.6.2 Full-Wave Rectifier Circuits * Center-Tapped Full-Wave Rectifier
* Center-Tapped Full-Wave Rectifier – two half-wave rectifier with out-of-phase source voltages and a common ground. * When upper source supplies “+” voltage to diode A, the lower source supplies “-” voltage to diode B; and vice versa. * We can also smooth the output by using a large capacitance.
Full-Wave Rectifier Circuits * The Diode-Bridge Full-Wave Rectifier:
A,B C,D