Power

Supplies
Rectifiers

Basic DC Power Supply

A

circuit that converts AC line voltage to

DC voltage and supplies constant power
to circuit or system.

Block Diagram

Transforme
r

Rectifier

Filter

Regulator

Load

Basic DC Power Supply

Transformer

changes AC Voltages based on turns

ratio between the primary and secondary

or

Rectifier converts the AC input voltage to a

pulsating DC

Filter eliminates the fluctuations in the rectified

voltage and produces relatively smooth DC voltage.

Regulator a circuit that maintains a constant DC

voltage for variations in the input line voltage or in
the load.

Rectifiers

Half-Wave Rectifier
Center-Tapped Full-Wave Rectifier
Bridge-Type Full-Wave Rectifier

Half-Wave Rectifier
A

circuit that converts an AC sinusoidal

input voltage into a pulsating DC
voltage with one output pulse occurring
for each input cycle

Half-Wave Rectifier
Average

Value (VAVG or VDC)

The average value of the half-wave

rectified output voltage is the value you
would measure on a DC voltmeter.

Half-Wave Rectifier
Peak Inverse Voltage
The

Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV) equals

the peak value of the input voltage, and
the diode is capable of withstanding this
amount of repetitive reverse voltage.

Transformer Coupling

Advantages
Source

of Transformer Coupling:

voltage could be stepped down as needed

The AC source is electrically isolated from the rectifier,
thus preventing the shock hazard in the circuit.

Turns Ratio

The

number of turns in the secondary () divided

by the number of turns in the primary ()

Half-Wave Rectifier

Full-Wave Rectifier
Allows

unidirectional (one-way) current

through the load during the whole 360o
of the input cycle.

Center-Tapped Full-Wave
Rectifier

Center-Tapped Full-Wave Rectifier

Bridge-Type Full-Wave
Rectifier

Bridge-Type Full-Wave Rectifier