We like to go over ideas conceptually and also see how they work in real life, so we've done two videos on full-wave rectifiers - this conceptual video and another practical video. For a full-wave rectifier circuit, also known as a bridge rectifier, we do a conceptual review to cover how a full wave rectifier works as well as some important factors to consider regarding voltage drop, peak inverse voltage, and average power. We want to cover full-wave rectifiers, because they're an effective and efficient way to get your AC source into a DC signal - much better than the half-wave rectifier and only a little bit more complicated. Check out our other videos on half- and full-wave rectifiers to get more details on how they work and some practical demonstrations of half- and full-wave rectifiers in action.
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Table of Contents:
0:22 Why a full-wave rectifier is better than a half-wave rectifier
1:03 How a full-wave rectifier works
2:13 How to calculate the average voltage output of a bridge rectifier
2:26 How to calculate the peak output voltage of a bridge rectifier
3:03 How to calculate the peak inverse voltage (PIV) of a full-wave rectifier

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