BRIEF EXPLANATION ON RECTIFICATION, RECTIFIERS AND SMOOTHING IN EE

What is rectification?

Rectification is just the process of converting a DC to an AC using rectifiers.

 

TYPES OF RECTIFICATION

• ·       Half-wave rectification
• ·       Full-wave rectification

It should be noted that in the half wave rectification one rectifier is involved. But the full-wave rectification, two or more rectifiers are involved.

TYPES OF RECTIFIERS

Two types of  rectifiers are commonly used:

•  Diode valves
•  Semi conductor devices.

It should be known that rectifiers have a low resistance in the forward direction and vice versa.

The DC gotten from the rectification of an AC should have ripples. This ripples are removed withe aid of capacitors, and the process is what we refer to has smoothing. This process doesn't only remove the ripples, but also brings up the DC to the required voltage.