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CONTENTS
 WHAT IS RECTIFICATION
 TYPES OF RECTIFIER
 HALF-WAVE RECTIFIER
 FULL-WAVE RECTIFIER
 ADVANTAGES OF RECTIFIER

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 RECTIFIER

The device which is used for

rectification is called rectifier.

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 RECTIFICATION
 The conversion of alternating current (AC)
to direct current (DC), this involves a
device that only allows one-way flow of
electrons.
NO RECTIFICATION

HALF-WAVE

FULL-WAVE

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ALTERNATING CURRENT 1 PHASE

A/C ( UNRECTIFIED)- FREQUENCY 60 Hz

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ALTERNATING CURRENT 1 PHASE

60 POSITIVE PULSES/SEC

60 NEGATIVE
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 TYPES OF RECTIFICATION

Single-phase Rectifiers
A) Half-wave rectification,
B) Full-wave rectification,
C) Full-wave bridge rectifier,

Three-phase Rectifiers
A) Three-phase, half-wave circuit,
B) Three-phase, full-wave circuit using center-tapped
transformer,

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 Single-Phase Rectification

 Half Wave Rectifier:

 In which only the positive or negative portions of
the signal remain:

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Single-Phase Rectification OUTPUT

The output DC voltage of a half wave rectifier can

be calculated with the following ideal equation.

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 Full Wave Rectifier
 In which either positive or negative portions are
inverted so that the entire signal has the same
polarity.

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 Full Wave Rectifier Output
 In this case of Rectification we gets a complete
inverted signal to the positive portion like this
show on figure.

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Full Wave Rectifier Diagram

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 Three Phase Rectification
 A three-phase diode rectifier converts a three-phase AC voltage
at the input to a DC voltage at the output.

* Types Of Three Phase Rectification:

A) Three-phase, half-wave circuit,
B) Three-phase, full-wave circuit using center-tapped
transformer,
C) Three-phase bridge rectifier,

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Three Phase Half Wave Rectification

 Three Phase converters are 3-

phase controlled rectifiers which are used to convert ac
input power supply into dc output power across the load.
They provide higher dc output voltage and higher
dc output power.

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Three Phase Full-Wave Rectification

 The three-phase full-wave bridge rectifier is used where the

required amount of dc power is high and the transformer
efficiency must be high. Since the output waveforms of the half-
waves overlap, they provide a low ripple percentage. In this
circuit, the output ripple is six times the input frequency.

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3-Phase Full Wave Rectification By Using
Center-Tapped Transformer

 If the 3-phase AC supply is fed via a transformer

with a center tapped is called three phase
center-tapped transformer . This rectifier
requires six diodes,

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3-Phase Full Wave Rectification Using Center-
Tapped Output

 In three phase full wave Rectification we gets

highly output DC voltage one output with the
some ripple voltage.

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ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE FULL WAVE
BRIDGE RECTIFIER

 ADVANTAGE:
 need for center tap Xformer is eliminated.
 PIV is one half of that of center tape circuit.
 Output is twice than that of center tap circuit.

 DISADVANTAGE:
 Requires 4 diodes.
 Internal resistance voltage drop is twice than
that of centre tap circuit.

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 Voltage Ripple

HALF WAVE------------------- 100%

FULL WAVE ------------------ 100%
3 PHASE 6 PULSE ----------- 13%
3 PHASE 12 PULSE ---------- 4%
HIGH FREQUENCY ---------- <1%

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UTILIZING OSCILLOSCOPE

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UTILIZING OSCILLOSCOPE RECTIFIED
SYSTEM

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