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    The document discusses P-N junction diodes and their main application in rectification circuits used in power supplies to convert AC to DC voltage. It describes two primary rectification methods - half wave and full wave rectifiers - and provides details on how a half wave rectifier works by only rectifying one half of each AC input cycle.

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    P-N Junction Diode

    P-N junction diode is a two-terminal semiconductor device that is used for allowing electric current in
    one direction.
    The main application of p-n junction diode is in rectification circuits. These circuits are used to
    describe the conversion of a.c signals to d.c in power supplies. Diode rectifier gives an alternating
    voltage which pulsates in accordance with time. The filter smoothest the pulsation in the voltage and
    to produce d.c voltage, a regulator is used which removes the ripples.
    There are two primary methods of diode rectification:

    • Half Wave Rectifier


    • Full Wave Rectifier

    Working of Half Wave Rectifier


    In a half-wave rectifier, one half of each a.c input cycle is rectified. When the p-n junction diode is
    forward biased, it gives little resistance and when it is reversed biased it provides high resistance.
    The half-wave rectifier has both positive and negative cycles. During the positive half of the input,
    the current will flow from positive to negative which will generate only a positive half cycle of the a.c
    supply. When a.c supply is applied to the transformer, the voltage will be decreasing at the
    secondary winding of the diode. All the variations in the a.c supply will reduce, and we will get the
    pulsating d.c voltage to the load resistor.
    In the second half cycle, the current will flow from negative to positive and the diode will be reverse
    biased. Thus, at the output side, there will be no current generated, and we cannot get power at the
    load resistance. A small amount of reverse current will flow during reverse bias due to minority
    carriers.

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