Everyone loves a full-wave bridge rectifier, but there’s no denying that they aren’t 100% efficient due to the diode voltage drop. Which isn’t to say that with some effort we ...
Over on YouTube [Lockdown Electronics] reviews an old bit of kit known as the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR). Invented in the 1950s the SCR is a type of thyristor and they were popular back in ...
Abstract: Active front-end boost rectifiers can replace the uncontrolled diode bridge rectifiers for ac–dc conversion offering high power quality with near unity power factor. The four-switch, B4, ...
Abstract: The main battery voltage of electric vehicles (EVs) has been suggested to increase to an 800-V system, which improves driving distance and charging speed. However, the design of an 800-V ...