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Rectifier

A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, to direct current (DC), which flows in only one direction.

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Rectifier devices

Rectifier circuits

Rectifier voltage drop

Rectifier output smoothing

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Rectification technologies

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Rectifier

Nodes152
Edges151
Triples143
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013158
Components1

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Rectifier

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related to Diode vacuum tube (valve) · 17
Rectifier → All American Five, Another, CRT, DC, Edison, Fleming, Full-wave, However, It, John Ambrose Fleming, Since, The, Thermionic, They, Thomas Edison, Vacuum, X-ray
related to Capacitor-input filter · 12
Rectifier → Capacitors, ESR, For, Full-wave, High, I2R, SS, The, This, To, VA, Vacuum
related to Rectifier devices · 11
Rectifier → April, Before, For, General Electric, High-power, Other, Saul Dushman, Schottky, The, These, With
has application · 10
Rectifier → AC, AC/DC, Another, Converting DC, DC, DC-to-DC, In, One, Rectifiers, The
related to Rectifier output smoothing · 9
Rectifier → AC, DC, In, Producing, Ripple, The, There, While, Zener
related to Conversion ratio · 8
Rectifier → AC, Conversion, DC, Even, For, In, The, This
related to Performance with low impedance source · 8
Rectifier → AC, At, Both, Following, The, This, Vmin, Vp
related to Voltage-multiplying rectifiers · 8
Rectifier → AC, By, DC, However, In, The, This, With
related to Three-phase rectifiers · 7
Rectifier → AC, As, For, However, Many, Single-phase, Thyristors
related to Electrolytic · 6
Rectifier → Carpenter, Electrolytic, The, The Boy Mechanic, US Patent, When

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voltage current power dc rectifiers used output ac diodes ripple transformer supply filter rectification may input circuit three-phase one capacitor

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Rectifieris aelectrical device that converts alternating current0.90text
cathode-ray tubesinstance ofpowering devices0.80text
HVDC power transmission systemsinstance ofbut is insignificant in high-voltage applications0.80text
voltage regulators.Resistor as input filterIn cases where ripple voltage is insignificantinstance ofTheir use in power supplies for electronic equipment has therefore dwindled in favour of semiconductor circuits0.80text
like battery chargersinstance ofTheir use in power supplies for electronic equipment has therefore dwindled in favour of semiconductor circuits0.80text
the input filter may be a single series resistor to adjust the output voltage to that required by the circuitinstance ofTheir use in power supplies for electronic equipment has therefore dwindled in favour of semiconductor circuits0.80text
voltage regulatorsinstance ofTheir use in power supplies for electronic equipment has therefore dwindled in favour of semiconductor circuits0.80text
the cohererinstance ofit was a significant improvement over earlier detectors0.80text
transistorsinstance ofwould be scaled-up in power rating to the point that they would eventually replace simple thyristor-based AC rectification systems for the highest power-transmission DC applicat…0.80text
usually power MOSFETs or power BJTsinstance ofwould be scaled-up in power rating to the point that they would eventually replace simple thyristor-based AC rectification systems for the highest power-transmission DC applicat…0.80text
transistorsinstance ofActive rectifierActive rectification is a technique for improving the efficiency of rectification by replacing diodes with actively controlled switches0.80text
usually power MOSFETs or power BJTsinstance ofActive rectifierActive rectification is a technique for improving the efficiency of rectification by replacing diodes with actively controlled switches0.80text

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