What are the types of rectifier?
What are the types of rectifier?
There are two types of rectifiers:
- Rectifiers are electrical components that change alternating current (AC), which occasionally flips direction, to direct current (DC), which only flows in one direction.
- Uncontrolled rectifiers: The type of rectifier whose voltage cannot be controlled is known as an uncontrolled rectifier.
Controlled rectifiers: A type of rectifier whose voltage can be varied is known as the controlled rectifier.
3.1 Half Wave Controlled Rectifier
3.2 Full Wave Controlled Rectifier
3.1 Half Wave Rectifier:
3.1.1 The rectifier circuit that converts alternating current into the direct current is known as a halfwave rectifier circuit.
3.1.2 The half-wave rectifier passes only one half of the input sine wave and rejects the other half.
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3.2 Full Wave Rectifier:
3.2.1 Full-wave rectifier circuits are used for producing an output voltage or output current which is purely DC.
3.2.2 The main advantage of a full-wave rectifier over a half-wave rectifier is that such as the average output voltage is higher in a full-wave rectifier, there is less ripple produced in a full-wave rectifier when compared to the half-wave rectifier.
There are two types of rectifiers:
- Rectifiers are electrical components that change alternating current (AC), which occasionally flips direction, to direct current (DC), which only flows in one direction.
- Uncontrolled rectifiers: The type of rectifier whose voltage cannot be controlled is known as an uncontrolled rectifier.
Controlled rectifiers: A type of rectifier whose voltage can be varied is known as the controlled rectifier.
3.1 Half Wave Controlled Rectifier
3.2 Full Wave Controlled Rectifier
3.1 Half Wave Rectifier:
3.1.1 The rectifier circuit that converts alternating current into the direct current is known as a halfwave rectifier circuit.
3.1.2 The half-wave rectifier passes only one half of the input sine wave and rejects the other half.
3.2 Full Wave Rectifier:
3.2.1 Full-wave rectifier circuits are used for producing an output voltage or output current which is purely DC.
3.2.2 The main advantage of a full-wave rectifier over a half-wave rectifier is that such as the average output voltage is higher in a full-wave rectifier, there is less ripple produced in a full-wave rectifier when compared to the half-wave rectifier.
