full wave rectifier<\/a> which is made up of diodes. The diodes are arranged in an order so that they combines both the negative as well as positive half cycle of the AC voltage in order to form a DC voltage.<\/p>\nThe DC voltage generated after the rectification does still has the pulse property which is filtered with the help of capacitor or inductor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A diode is an electronic component which has two electrodes named as anode and cathode. The diodes are made by semiconductors such as germanium, silicon and selenium. The diodes found many applications in electrical and electronics field such as rectifier, voltage regulators, switches, signal demodulators, signal modulators, signal mixers, and oscillators. 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