Full Wave Half Bridge Rectifier. But in the bridge rectifier we use four diodes for the circuit operation. It utilizes only half of ac cycle for the conversion process.
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The two diodes conduct the current alternately. This can be achieved by using two crystal diodes. This makes the diode d 1 and d 3 forward biased while d 2 and d 4 reverse biased.
When the positive half cycle of the input supply is given point p becomes positive with respect to the point q.
But in the bridge rectifier we use four diodes for the circuit operation. A rectifier converts ac voltage into pulsating dc voltage. It provides a similar polarity output for either of the input polarities. It means it will allow the conduction in one direction only.
