RECTIFICATION - CONVERTING AC TO DC
Diode
A rectifier uses diodes. A diode allows electrons to flow through it in one direction only. This is the symbol for a diode:
Half-wave rectification
The normal waveform for AC electricity looks like this:


Full-wave rectification
Four diodes can be arranged so that the half of the AC electricity cycle that isn’t used in half-wave rectification gets flipped over, and both halves of the cycle are used. The four-diode arrangement is called a bridge rectifier and it looks like this:


Three-phase full-wave rectification
An alternator can be constructed so that it produces more than one separate AC electricity supply at the same time. Commonly, alternators produce three separate electricity supplies, which are each timed so that they start at intervals of one-third of the cycle apart. This gives a much smoother overall flow of power. The three waveforms look like this:


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