Bridge Wave Rectifier. The full wave bridge rectifier another type of circuit that produces the same output waveform as the full wave rectifier circuit above is that of the full wave bridge rectifier. This type of single phase rectifier uses four individual rectifying diodes connected in a closed loop bridge configuration to produce the desired output.
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. The output signal of such a circuit is always of the same polarity regardless of the polarities of the input ac signal. Four diodes are necessary to make a bridge rectifier.
Full wave bridge rectifier has four diodes.
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. Its circuit looks like bridge that s why we call it as full wave bridge rectifier. Four diodes are necessary to make a bridge rectifier. Bridge rectifier working circuit.