Everyone loves a full-wave bridge rectifier, but there’s no denying that they aren’t 100% efficient due to the diode voltage ...

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 ...

Crowbar circuits have long been the go-to safeguard against overvoltage conditions, prized for their simplicity and reliability. Though often overshadowed by newer protection schemes, the crowbar ...

Here we describe an electronic system that uses a dedicated water-level sensor to switch off the pump motor as soon as the ...

Transformers and Rectifiers (India) Limited is an India-based company engaged in the manufacturing of power, furnace, and rectifier transformers. The Company manufactures a range of transformers, ...

Rectifiers, which allow an electrical current to flow in one bias direction but not in the other, are widely used for a variety of devices. But although efficient rectification in bulk semiconductor ...

Abstract: This article presents a new high-voltage-gain, common-ground power factor correction (PFC) active rectifier. The proposed power converter offers several advantages, including a quadratic ...