Book contents
- Principles of Power Electronics
- Reviews
- Principles of Power Electronics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Form and Function
- 2 Form and Function: An Overview
- 3 Introduction to Rectifiers
- 4 Phase-Controlled Converters
- 5 Pulse-Width-Modulated DC/DC Converters
- 6 Switched-Capacitor and Related Converters
- 7 Isolated Pulse-Width-Modulated DC/DC Converters
- 8 Single-Phase Switched-Mode DC/AC Converters
- 9 Polyphase Sources and Converters
- 10 Resonant Converters
- 11 AC/AC Converters
- Part II Dynamic Models and Control
- Part III Components and Devices
- Part IV Practical Considerations
- Index
- References
3 - Introduction to Rectifiers
from Part I - Form and Function
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 August 2023
Book contents
- Principles of Power Electronics
- Reviews
- Principles of Power Electronics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Form and Function
- 2 Form and Function: An Overview
- 3 Introduction to Rectifiers
- 4 Phase-Controlled Converters
- 5 Pulse-Width-Modulated DC/DC Converters
- 6 Switched-Capacitor and Related Converters
- 7 Isolated Pulse-Width-Modulated DC/DC Converters
- 8 Single-Phase Switched-Mode DC/AC Converters
- 9 Polyphase Sources and Converters
- 10 Resonant Converters
- 11 AC/AC Converters
- Part II Dynamic Models and Control
- Part III Components and Devices
- Part IV Practical Considerations
- Index
- References
Summary
A rectifier converts ac to dc. A basicrectifier circuit produces dc in the electricalengineering sense, that is, unipolar current flow.It does not produce dc in the mathematical sense,that is, a waveform that is constant in time andwhose spectrum consists of a single zero-frequencycomponent. A rectifier’s output containsconsiderable ac content. These ac componentsresult in fluctuations, called ripple, about the averagevalue of the dc output. Eliminating this rippleand obtaining an approximation to “pure” dcrequires insertion of a filtering process afterthe basic rectification function.
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- Principles of Power Electronics , pp. 27 - 56Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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