YXQ Bridge Rectifier 1KV 35A Single Phase MB3510 Half-Wave Black 2Pcs

so in this lesson we're going to talk about half wave rectifiers so let's connect the input to a transformer and then this transformer is going to be attached to a conventional diode which is attached to a resistor let's call this point a and point B and here we have diode d1 let's call this R so what's going to happen in this circuit at the input we have typically an AC wave so current can flow in this direction and then it's going to reverse and flow any other direction in the u.s. the frequency is typically 60 Hertz which means that the current changes 60 times every second now once we generate an AC wave at the output of the transformer current will only flow in this direction when it tries to flow in the other direction the diode will block it so the diode will allow current to flow in one direction thus you can use a diode for an half wave rectifier you can convert an AC sine wave