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Everything about Rectifier
Electrical device that converts AC to DC
A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, to direct current (DC), which flows in only one direction. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: RectifierA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: 2.5 kV Vertical Ga2O3 Schottky Rectifier With Graded Junction Termination ExtensionInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Silicon controlled rectifier manualThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Design and Control of an LCL-Filter-Based Three-Phase Active RectifierCited 2,027 times
- Go sideways: Diode bridgeA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Glossary of power electronicsA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun Something that rectifies.
Noun A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode.
Noun An instrument used for determining and rectifying the variations of the compass on board ship.
Noun The activation function f(x)=max(0,x), where x is the input to a neuron.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Design and Control of an LCL-Filter-Based Three-Phase Active Rectifier
Reconstitution of I KATP : An Inward Rectifier Subunit Plus the Sulfonylurea Receptor
Two components of cardiac delayed rectifier K+ current. Differential sensitivity to block by class III antiarrhythmic agents.
HERG, a Human Inward Rectifier in the Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Family
Solid-State Thermal Rectifier
Direct activation of inward rectifier potassium channels by PIP2 and its stabilization by Gβγ
Primary structure and functional expression of a mouse inward rectifier potassium channel
The Essence of Three-Phase PFC Rectifier Systems—Part I
🆕 Influential since 2022
2.5 kV Vertical Ga2O3 Schottky Rectifier With Graded Junction Termination Extension
Integration of Onboard Charger and Wireless Charging System For Electric Vehicles With Shared Coupler, Compensation, and Rectifier
Reconfigurable Rectifier-Based Detuned Series-Series Compensated IPT System for Anti-Misalignment and Efficiency Improvement
A Clamp Circuit-Based Inductive Power Transfer System With Reconfigurable Rectifier Tolerating Extensive Coupling Variations
An Effective Charger for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) with an Enhanced PFC Rectifier and ZVS-ZCS DC/DC High-Frequency Converter
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Silicon controlled rectifier manualGeneral Electric Company., General Electric Company. Semiconductor Products Department. · 1961
Crystal rectifiersHenry Cutler Torrey · 1948- 📕Mercury-arc current convertorsHendrik Rissik · 1935
Gaseous conductorsJames Dillon Cobine · 1941- 📕GleichrichterJosef Just · 1900
Modern power devicesB. Jayant Baliga · 1987- 📕Power electronic convertersGuy Séguier · 1986
Principles of mercury arc rectifiers and their circuitsDavid Chandler Prince · 1927
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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