Three Phase Rectifiers

Three Phase Rectifiers: Three-Phase Half-Wave Rectifier : Figure 9.11 illustrates a circuit for a 3-phase half-wave rectifier. The three diodes are connected to the three phases of a 3-phase transformer…

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Full Wave Rectifier DC Power Supply

Full Wave Rectifier DC Power Supply: Like half-wave rectifiers, full-wave rectifiers require filter circuits to convert the output waveform to direct voltage. Figure 3-13 shows a Full Wave Rectifier DC…

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Two Diode Full Wave Rectifier Circuit

Two Diode Full Wave Rectifier Circuit: The Fig. 3-2 shows the Two Diode Full Wave Rectifier Circuit, and its input voltage is supplied from a transformer (T1) with a center-tapped…

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Schering Bridge Theory

Schering Bridge Theory for Three Terminal Measurement: For two terminal measurements the bridge is grounded at its junction points. The supply transformer, detector, and all the components of the bridge…

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AC Voltmeter using Rectifiers

AC Voltmeter using Rectifiers: AC Voltmeter using Rectifiers - Rectifier type instruments generally use a PMMC movement along with a rectifier arrangement. Silicon diodes are preferred because of their low…

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