AC To DC Parameters
AC To DC Parameters
AC To DC Parameters
TERMS
(AC-DC)
Linear devices are simple and relatively inexpensive, but also large and
inefficient. They process excess power as heat, which can be problematic for some
temperature-sensitive applications.
Electric current is the rate of flow of electric charge past a point or region. An
electric current is said to exist when there is a net flow of electric charge through
a region. In electric circuits this charge is often carried by electrons moving through
a wire.
Electronic filters are a type of signal processing filter in the form of electrical
circuits consisting of discrete (lumped) electronic components. Such filters remove
unwanted frequency components from the applied signal, enhance wanted ones,
or both.
The most common meaning of ripple in electrical science is the small unwanted
residual periodic variation of the direct current (DC) output of a power supply which
has been derived from an alternating current (AC) source. This ripple is due to
incomplete suppression of the alternating waveform within the power supply.
A simple half wave rectifier is a single p-n junction diode connected in series to
the load resistor. This principle is used in a half wave rectifier to convert AC to DC.
The input provided here is an alternating current. This input voltage is stepped
down using a transformer. A p-n junction diode conducts current only when it is
forward biased. The same principle is made use of in a half wave rectifier to convert
AC to DC. The input here is an alternating current. This input voltage is stepped
down using a transformer. Since the diode is forward biased for half cycle of the
AC, the output is available only during that half cycle.
A full wave rectifier circuit produces an output voltage or current which is purely
DC or has some specified DC component. Full wave rectifiers have some
fundamental advantages over their half wave rectifier counterparts. The average
output voltage is higher than for half wave, the output of the full wave rectifier has
lesser ripple than that of the half wave rectifier producing a relatively smoother
output waveform.