Bridge Wave Rectifier. A bridge rectifier is an alternating current ac to direct current dc converter that rectifies mains ac input to dc output. Bridge rectifiers use four diodes that are arranged cleverly to convert the ac supply voltage to a dc supply voltage.
It is almost similar to the center taped full wave rectifier but here we can get peak output voltage equal to peak input voltage because of four diode. They can be constructed with four or more diodes or any other controlled solid state switches. Bridge rectifier working circuit.
Figure 2 depicts the circuit of a bridge rectifier with diodes interlocked in a bridge configuration.
A bridge rectifier is an alternating current ac to direct current dc converter that rectifies mains ac input to dc output. Bridge rectifiers are widely used in power supplies that provide necessary dc voltage for the electronic components or devices. In our tutorial on half wave rectifiers we have seen that a half wave rectifier makes use of only one half cycle of the input alternating current. It is almost similar to the center taped full wave rectifier but here we can get peak output voltage equal to peak input voltage because of four diode.
