Everyone loves a full-wave bridge rectifier, but there’s no denying that they aren’t 100% efficient due to the diode voltage drop. Which isn’t to say that with some effort we cannot create an ideal ...

The regulator-rectifier plays a huge role in keeping a motorcycle’s electrical system running. By converting the engine’s alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC), it powers the onboard ...

Welcome back to this week’s installment of Scope Noob where I’m sharing my experiences learning to use my first oscilloscope. Last week I started out measuring mains frequency using an AC-AC wall wart ...

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 ...

Image of a mercury arc valve rectifier in action (Wikipedia) An electrical rectifier is a device used to convert alternating current into direct current. Most of the rectifiers currently available on ...

Why is the transformer used in a rectifier circuit? The transformer in a rectifier power supply circuit serves several purposes. 1- used to change the voltage level from the 115VAC to another level, ...

Diamondoids, the square cages at left, were jointed to buckyballs, the soccer-ball shapes at right, to create buckydiamondoids (center). These hybrid carbon-hydrogen molecules act as rectifiers or ...