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The Rectifier is an electronic device, which converts an AC waveform(Usually a Bi-directional waveform with Zero Average value) to a Pulsating DC waveform (Uni-directional waveform with Nonzero Average value). As AC wave (Sinusoidal) has two half cycles, namely - Positive Half cycle & Negative Half cycle If a Rectifier does it's operation only in one half of the cycles, it is known as Half Wave Rectifier. Similarly, If a Rectifier does it's operation in both the half cycles, it is known as Full Wave Rectifier.

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A rectifier turns AC voltage into DC voltage. You typically get AC voltage from the grid (e.g. 230V in Europe) or from electrical generators, but you need DC to operate any kind of electronics. That why at the input of devices (e.g. computer, radio, TV, all kind of electrical motors, battery charging, ...) you always need a rectifier unit.

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Rectifiers are used to convert ac signals into dc.

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Without a rectifier electronics is impossible!

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it is used to convert ac voltage to dc voltage

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A circuit that will make AC into direct current DC

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