Full Wave Bridge Rectifier. It uses both halves of the waveform in the transformer winding and as a result reduces heat losses for a given level of output current when compared to other solutions. The main difference between center tap and bridge rectifier is in the number of diodes involved in circuit.
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Full wave rectifier finds uses in the construction of constant dc voltage power supplies especially in general power supplies. A center tap full wave rectifier has only 2 diodes where as a bridge rectifier has 4 diodes. The full wave bridge rectifier.
A center tap full wave rectifier has only 2 diodes where as a bridge rectifier has 4 diodes.
Full wave rectifier finds uses in the construction of constant dc voltage power supplies especially in general power supplies. A bridge rectifier is a type of full wave rectifier which uses four or more diodes in a bridge circuit configuration to efficiently convert the alternating current ac into direct current dc. This type of single phase rectifier uses four individual rectifying diodes connected in a closed loop bridge configuration to produce the desired output. The waveform of the full wave bridge rectifier is shown below.
