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  Single Phase Rectification Rectification is the process of linking an AC power supply to a connected DC load by means of solid state semiconductor devices Rectification converts an oscillating sinusoidal AC voltage source into a constant current DC voltage supply by means of diodes, thyristors, transistors, or converters. This rectifying process can take on many forms with half-wave, full-wave, uncontrolled and fully-controlled rectifiers transforming a single-phase or three-phase supply into a constant DC level. In this tutorial we will look at single-phase rectification and all its forms. Rectifiers are one of the basic building blocks of AC power conversion with half-wave or full-wave rectification generally performed by semiconductor diodes. Diodes allow alternating currents to flow through them in the forward direction while blocking current flow in the reverse direction creating a fixed DC voltage level making them ideal for rectification. However, direct current which has ...