Full wave Rectifier (Center-tapped) Explained

Center-tapped Full-wave Rectifier circuit working, and different specifications /parameters like Average value, Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV), RMS Voltage, Efficiency, and Ripple Factor are explained.

Timestamps for various topics covered in this video are as follows:

0:20 Introduction,

1:30 Center-tapped Full-wave Rectifier Construction,

2:58 Full-Wave Rectifier Working,

4:43 Average value of Full-wave Rectifier,

6:23 Peak inverse voltage (PIV) of Full-wave Rectifier,

7:41 Full-wave Rectifier with capacitor filter,

11:20 Ripple Voltage of Full-wave Rectifier,

12:45 Ripple Factor of Full-wave Rectifier,

13:36 Efficiency of Full-wave Rectifier.

What is a Full wave rectifier:
A full-wave rectifier circuit converts AC into DC and it is designed by using two diodes.
Unlike a half-wave rectifier, A full-wave rectifier converts both half cycles of input AC voltage. Hence, the average or DC value of the output signal is more than a half-wave rectifier.

Types of Full-wave rectifier circuits:
1) Center tapped full wave rectifier
2) Full-wave bridge rectifier

The output of a 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)

Output Frequency: 2f

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This video will be helpful to all students of science and engineering in understanding the Half-wave rectifier.

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