Diode Applications_Half Wave Rectifier

•Diode converts ac input voltage to a pulsed dc output voltage.

•Whenever the ac input becomes negative at diode’s anode, the diode blocks current

flow.

–o o/p voltage become zero.

•Diode introduces a 0.6V drop so o/p peak is 0.6V smaller than the i/p peak.

•The o/p frequency is same as the i/p frequency.