Because of this I’ve used 1N4001 diodes to make the bridge rectifier. Bridge rectifiers are also known as full-wave rectifiers because they take the alternating current and use both parts of the ...

Rectifiers receive an alternating current (AC) with an average value of zero volts and supply a direct current (DC), single polarity signal with a net value greater than zero volts, a process ...

The analysis of the rectifier with ... at the input of the bridge is made up from two components each at a different time slot: the input supply voltage and the 'reflection' of the output dc voltage.

Of course it’s not just diodes that can be tested with a curve ... But for our money, the neatest trick here was using a shorted bridge rectifier to generate a bright spot on the curve to ...