Uncontrolled AC/DC

Converters
 (a)

Half-wave rectifier with R-L (a) circuit, (b) input voltage and current, (c ) analysis
of input voltage and current,
Half-wave rectifier with R-L load plus freewheeling diode. (a) circuit and (b)
Half-wave rectifier with R-L load plus a back emf (a) circuit and (b)
waveform.
Half-wave rectifier with R load plus back emf. (a) circuit and (b)
waveforms.
Half-wave rectifier with R-C load: (a) circuit and (b) input
and output voltage.
 Single phase full wave
converter:

Centre-tap rectifier : (a) circuit diagram and (b) waveform

 Single phase full wave converters:

Output average
voltage: For the mid-point
circuit.
Output rms voltage :

Output average and rms

current are:

Bridge rectifier: (a) circuit diagram and (b) waveforms. For the Graetz circuit
ngle phase full wave bridge rectifier with R-C load

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Single phase full wave bridge rectifier with R-C load: (a) circuit, (b) input
voltage, (c) output voltage , and (d) current waveforms.
Single-phase full-wave bridge rectifier with R plus large L load : (a) circuit, (b) input
voltage, and (c) output voltage.
With only R load:
With RL Load:
Six-phase half-wave diode rectifier with a
neutral line current: