As figure 2 (below) shows, these circuits use a center tapped transformer which is connected across the middle of the secondary winding of a transformer.
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Full wave Rectifiers:įull wave rectifiers convert both (positive and negative) half cycles on the AC input into pulsating DC output. This means that half wave rectifiers are not considered to be efficient and they often need filters to reduce ripple factor. Due to the pulsating nature of the direct current, ripple factor is high. Figure (below) shows a positive half wave rectifier whereas a negative half wave rectifier would show the diode being reverse biased (facing the opposite way). It is the simplest rectifier as only one single diode is used. The half cycle can be either positive or negative. This allows half cycle of the AC input while blocking the other half cycle. Half wave rectifiers convert one half cycle on the AC input into pulsating DC output. Because of this, three phase rectifiers are more efficient and have more transformer utilisation factor. This is because they can deliver large amounts of power and do not require any additional filter to reduce ripple factor. Three phase is preferred when using large systems. Three phase rectifiers are used in place of single phase rectifiers to reduce ripple factor. Structures need three or six diodes and these are connected to each phase of the transformer secondary winding. Three phase rectifiers have an input of three phase AV power. A single phase rectifier uses only single phase of transformer secondary coil for the conversion and diodes are connected to the secondary winding of single phase transformer. This means that the single phase rectifier delivers a small amount of power and has less transformer utilisation factor (TUF). The structures are very simple, needing one, two or four diodes (dependent on the type of system). Single phase rectifiers have an input of one phase AC power. The top two levels are single phase and three phase, which indicate how many diodes are used in the circuit. Types of Rectifiers:ĭepending on the situation, different rectifiers are used conditional to the system it is used in. It only allows one half of an AC waveform to pass through to the load. The simplest kind of rectifier circuit is the half-wave rectifier. As we have seen, this is exactly what a semiconductor Diode does.
This involves a device that only allows one-way flow of electric charge. Consequently, a voltage regulator is used to greatly reduce the ripple and establish a reliable DC supply rail. A filter is used to smooth out these variations.Įven after filtering, though, the voltage will exhibit small variations known as ripple. This voltage will exhibit large variations and thus will not be suitable for electronic circuitry. Next, the rectifier converts the AC voltage VS to a DC voltage. Thus, the AC voltage VS can be measured between the two terminals of the secondary winding. This transformer consists of two separate coil windings (primary and secondary windings) that have a different number of turns, N1 for the primary and N2 for the secondary. Looking at the diagram, the high AC input voltage to a lower AC voltage to be inputted into the rectifier. Physically, rectifiers take a number of forms, including vacuum tube diodes, wet chemical cells, mercury-arc valves, stacks of copper and selenium oxide plates, semiconductor diodes, silicon-controlled rectifiers and other silicon-based semiconductor switches. The process is known as rectification, since it “straightens” the direction of current. Rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, to direct current (DC), which flows in only one direction.
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