Explain half wave rectifier, Full wave rectifier and bridge wave rectifier.
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The half-wave rectifier is a rectifier which is used for converting the one-half cycle of AC input to DC output. A full-wave rectifier is a rectifier which is used for converting both the half cycles of AC input into DC output.
bridge rectifiers as a type of full-wave rectifier that uses four or more diodes in a bridge circuit configuration to efficiently convert alternating (AC) current to a direct (DC) current.
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Full-wave rectification rectifies the negative component of the input voltage to a positive voltage, then converts it into DC (pulse current) utilizing a diode bridge configuration. In contrast, half-wave rectification removes just the negative voltage component using a single diode before converting to DC.
Afterward, the waveform is smoothed by charging/discharging a capacitor, resulting in a clean DC signal.
From this, it can be said that full-wave rectification is a more efficient method than half-wave rectification since the entire waveform is used.
Also, a ripple voltage that appears after smoothing will vary depending on the capacitance of this capacitor and the load.
Given the same capacitance and load, ripple voltage is smaller with full-wave rectification than haif-wave rectification. Of course it goes without saying that the smaller the ripple voltage the better the stability.
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