Rectification, Smoothing and Transformer
 

Rectification, Smoothing and Transformer problem 18


The components for a bridge rectifier are shown in the figure below.




  • Complete the circuit in the figure above by showing the connections of the supply and of the load to the diodes.


  • Suggest one advantage of the use of a bridge rectifier, rather than a single diode, for the rectification of alternating current.


  • State


    • what is meant by smoothing


    • the effect of the value of the capacitance of the smoothing capacitor in relation to smoothing.


 

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