This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series Semiconductors & PN Junction Diode

A rectifier circuit converts AC into DC. It uses diodes for this conversion, because the diode passes current only in one direction. There are three types of rectifier circuits, HWR, FWR and BR.

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Dr. Dattaraj Vidyasagar

M.S. Electronics & Telecomm. (Cleveland Institute of Electronics, Ohio), Associate Member (IETE, Kolkata), Panelist on Dr. Homi Bhabha Foundation, Google certified educator (Level-1), Mentor of Change (MoC-1619) Niti Ayog, Government of India, International Robotics Trainer, Veteran of Applied Electronics since 35+ years.