Full wave Rectifier Explained

In this video, the center tapped full wave rectifier and full wave bridge rectifier has been explained. The video also includes a brief discussion about the different Full wave rectifier parameters like Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV), ripple factor, efficiency, Average and RMS voltage etc.

By watching this video, you will learn the following topics:

0:20 Introduction to Full-wave Rectifier

2:21 Center tapped full wave rectifier

6:16 Peak Inverse Voltage of Center tapped Full-wave Rectifier

8:04 Full-wave Bridge Rectifier

10:34 Peak Inverse Voltage of Full-wave Bridge Rectifier

12:07 Full wave rectifier with RC filter (Ripple voltage and Ripple factor)

What is Full wave rectifier:

The full wave rectifier is a very useful circuit for AC to DC conversion and it is designed using the diodes.

Unlike the half-wave rectifier, the full wave rectifier gives output during both half cycles. Hence, the average or DC value of the output signal is more than the signal which is rectified using a half-wave rectifier.

In this video, the following full wave rectifier circuits have been explained.

1) Center tapped full wave rectifier
2) Full wave bridge rectifier

The output of the Full wave rectifier is pulsating DC. The ripple in the output waveform can be reduced using the filter.

To remove or reduce the ripple from the output waveform, the RC time constant of the filter circuit should be much larger than the time period of the Full wave rectifier.

Parameters of the Full wave rectifier:

Average Value: 2Vm / π

RMS Value: Vm/√2

Ripple Factor: 0.48

Efficiency: 81.2 %

PIV: 2Vm (Center tapped Full-wave Rectifier)
PIV: Vm (Full wave Bridge Rectifier)

Output Frequency: 2f

The link for the other useful videos related to diode:

1) Half-Wave Rectifier:
   • Half wave Rectifier Explained  

2) How to solve the diode circuits:
   • How to Solve the Diode Circuits (Expl...  

3) RMS and Average Value:
   • RMS (Root Mean Square) Value and Aver...  

This video will be helpful to all students of science and engineering in understanding the Full Wave Rectifier Circuits.

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