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Explain the working of center top full wave rectifier with waveforms.
written 8.3 years ago by gravatar for teamques10 teamques10 ★ 68k modified 2.8 years ago by gravatar for pedsangini276 pedsangini276 • 4.8k

Mumbai University > FE > Sem 1 > Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering

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Year: May 2014, Dec 2014
basic electrical engineering
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written 8.3 years ago by gravatar for teamques10 teamques10 ★ 68k

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It uses 2 diodes.

Working:

During positive half cycle, the terminal A is positive wrt C and the terminal B is negative wrt c. Hence diode D1 is formed biased. Therefore current flows through diode D1 and RL.

During negative half cycle, the terminal B is positive wrt C and the terminal A is negative wrt C. Hence diode D2 is forward biased & current flows through diode D2 and RL. ∴ current flows through RL in both the half cycles.

Thus ac waveform is converted into dc and the circuit is called full wave rectifier.

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