Rectifier Circuits: HWR, FWR & BR

Semiconductors & PN Junction Diode

• What is Conductor, insulator & semiconductor?
• What is Intrinsic Semiconductor?
• What is Extrinsic Semiconductor?
• Crystal Structure & Behavior of semiconductor
• Comparative Analysis of Energy Level Diagrams
• Construction of PN junction diode
• How to find out the anode & cathode of a diode using a multimeter?
• What is Forward & Reverse Biasing of PN Junction?
• Rectifier Circuits: HWR, FWR & BR

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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