half and full wave rectifier difference
S. N. |
Particulars |
Half wave rectifier |
Full wave rectifier |
|
Center tapped rectifier |
Bridge rectifier |
|||
1 |
No.
of diodes used |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
Center
tapped transformer |
Not
required |
Required
|
Not
required |
3 |
Efficiency |
40.6% |
81.2% |
81.2% |
4 |
Form
factor (FF) |
1.57 |
1.11 |
1.11 |
5 |
Ripple
factor |
1.21 |
0.48 |
0.48 |
6 |
Output
frequency |
Fin |
2Fin |
2Fin |
7 |
Peak
inverse voltage (PIV) |
Vm |
2Vm |
Vm |
8 |
Transformer
utilization factor (TUF) |
0.287 |
0.693 |
0.812 |
9 |
Cost |
Less |
High |
Moderate
|
10 |
Applications |
Systems
operates on low output |
Battery
charger, DC power supplies |
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