Center-tapped Full-wave Rectifier

Center-tapped Full-wave Rectifier

Basic operation of a center-tapped full-wave rectifier. Note that the current through the load resistor is in the same direction during the entire input cycle, so the output voltage always has the same polarity.

Center-tapped full-wave rectifier with a transformer turns ratio of 1.0
Vp(pri) is the peak value of the primary voltage. 

Center-tapped full-wave rectifier with a transformer turns ratio of 2.0
 
Diode reverse voltage (D2 shown reverse-biased and D1 shown forward-biased).
 
 

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