Bridge Rectifiers

Why we are using the bridge rectifier in most of the circuits instead of full wave rectifier eventhough the output of both are same?

dikarthik
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Jan 30th, 2008
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paul.sayan
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Feb 15th, 2008

The bridge rectifier can produce twice the voltage with the same size transformer

chithira_s
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Apr 1st, 2008

TUF for bridge rectifier is 81.2% compared to 57.4% of center tapped .
Also an ordinary transformer is enough.
PIV across a diode is just Vm.

kirisave
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May 14th, 2008

In bridge type (FWR) rectifiers center tapping transformer are not required so small transformers are used and we will get twice of the out put voltage that of the center tapped FWR.

cubangeekboy
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Nov 20th, 2008

Bridge rectifiers use transformer that do not employ a center tap, thereby permitting the use of smaller transformers. this saves space, cost and is more effecient.