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Rectification<br />

125<br />

Figure 4-8<br />

Current flow<br />

through a<br />

center-tapped<br />

transformer<br />

full-wave rectifier.<br />

<br />

<br />

D1<br />

D2<br />

R L<br />

<br />

<br />

*Darkened diodes<br />

are forward biased<br />

<br />

D1<br />

<br />

<br />

D2<br />

R L<br />

<br />

Figure 4-9<br />

Applied 60-hertz<br />

AC waveshape<br />

compared <strong>to</strong> the<br />

120-hertz pulsating<br />

DC output of a<br />

full-wave rectifier.<br />

1 Cycle<br />

Transformer<br />

secondary<br />

output<br />

0 60 Hz<br />

1 Cycle<br />

Negative half-cycle<br />

turned upside-down<br />

0<br />

120 Hz pulsating dc<br />

Full-wave rectified<br />

dc across R L<br />

circuit as shown in Fig. 4-8, but with two additional diodes incorporated.<br />

Referring <strong>to</strong> Fig. 4-8, the <strong>to</strong>p diagram illustrates how the upper<br />

half of the secondary output is applied <strong>to</strong> R load<br />

, while the lower half<br />

of the secondary output is blocked by D2. The reverse occurs in the<br />

lower diagram. In both cases, half of the secondary output is<br />

not used.

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