Sunday, 30 September 2012

HALF-WAVE RECTIFICATION

In Half-wave rectification, the Rectifier conducts current only during the positive half cycles of input A.C.Supply.  The negative half-cycles of A.C supply are suppressed.  i.e during negative half cycles no current is conducted and hence no voltage appears across the load.  Therefore current always flow in one direction (i.e D.C) through the load.