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INTRODUCTION
Although in our daily life we use A.C. current devices. But rectifier is a ‘Electronic device which
converts A.C. power into D.C. power’.
The study of the junction diode characteristics reveals that the junction diode
offers a low resistance path, when forward biased, and a high resistance path, when reverse
biased. This feature of the junction diode enables it to be used as a rectifier.
The alternating signals provides opposite kind of biased voltage at the junction
after each half-cycle. If the junction is forward biased in the first half-cycle, its gets reverse
biased in the second half. It results in the flow of forward current in one direction only and thus
the signal gets rectified.
In other words, we can say, when an alternating e.m.f. signal is applied across a
junction diode, it will conduct only during those alternate half cycles, which biased it in forward
direction.
TYPE OF RECTIFIER
Mainly we have two types of rectifier :
1. Half wave rectifier.
2. Full wave rectifier.
Disadvantage of Half-Wave-Rectifier :
1. Half wave rectification involves a lot of wastage of energy and hence it is not
preferred.
2. A small current flows during reverse bias due to minority charge carriers. As the
output across (RL) is negligible.
3. The resulting d.c. voltage is not steady enough for some purpose. The following
device is used when a very steady d.c. voltage is required.
MATERIAL REQUIRED
1. Transformer :
It is device which is used to increase or decrease the alternating current and
alternating voltage. For the rectifier, it may be step down or step up.
2. Junction Diode :
It is made up of p-type and n-type semiconductor which conducts when the p
terminal of diode to connect to positive terminal of battery and n region is connected to negative
terminal of battery i.e. during forward biased and does not conduct during reverse biased.
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