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A rectifier is an electronic device that converts AC to DC. Rectifiers may be made
of solid state diode, vacuum tube diodes, mercury arc values, and other components.
The process of converting AC to DC is known as rectification. Components of power
supplies and as detectors of radio single are some of the uses of rectifiers. An
ordinary or common type of DC (Direct Current) power supply has a liner circuit
which is compose of 3 basic sections: Transforming System, The rectifier System,
and filter System.
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Rectifier with Filter Circuit Electrical Engineering Project Abstract:-
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When terminal ` a ` becomes positive w.r.t. ` b ` in the positive half cycle a.c.
, anode A of the diode D becomes positive w.r.t its cathode K , the diode is forward
biased and offers very low resistance. Electric current flows through the load in
the direction a,K, X, Y, b, a. That is the current flows from X to Y through the
load. But during the negative half cycle when terminal ` a ` becomes negative w.r.t.
` b ` , the diode is reverse biased and offers very high resistance and current
does not flow. Waveforms of the input voltage and output current are shown in figure.
It is seen from the waveforms that current conducts only in one direction. That
is current flows during half cycle of A.C. So it is called the half-wave rectifier.
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