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One of the most widely used electronic circuits to convert
voltage is called the rectifier circuit. Since the rectifier circuit
uses diodes to convert ac voltage to dc, it's also called a converter
circuit. All power that is supplied to a modern factory is alternating
current (ac), so it's important to have circuits that can convert the
ac power to dc power since most solid-state devices require a source
of dc power to operate. Several single-phase rectifier circuits will
be provided to help review the basic principles that are necessary to
understand the more complex three-phase converter circuits.
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