Abstract: Active rectifiers are of paramount importance for guaranteeing power quality in smart grids, due to their characteristics of sinusoidal current consumption and unitary power factor operation ...

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Over on YouTube [Lockdown Electronics] reviews an old bit of kit known as the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR). Invented in the 1950s the SCR is a type of thyristor and they were popular back in ...

Everyone loves a full-wave bridge rectifier, but there’s no denying that they aren’t 100% efficient due to the diode voltage ...

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A new family of 1,200 V rectifier diodes is available in ThinDPAK, D2PAK-D, and TO-247BD packages from Taiwan Semiconductor. The devices are offered with current ratings of 15 A, 30 A, and 60 A. Each ...

This video explains how diodes function as directional components in electronic circuits. Diodes allow current to flow in only one direction, making them essential for tasks like rectification, ...

This video explains what a diode is and how it controls the direction of current in electronic circuits. Diodes allow current to flow in only one direction, making them essential for rectification, ...