A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, to direct current (DC), which flows...
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PWM rectifier (Pulse-width modulation rectifier) is an AC to DC power converter, that is implemented using forced commutated power electronic semiconductor...
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Look up rectifier in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Look up rectify in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The word rectifier refers to the general act...
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In the context of artificial neural networks, the rectifier or ReLU (rectified linear unit) activation function is an activation function defined as the...
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controlled rectifier or semiconductor controlled rectifier is a four-layer solid-state current-controlling device. The name "silicon controlled rectifier" is...
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A mechanical rectifier is a device for converting alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) by means of mechanically operated switches. The best-known...
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Diode bridge (redirect from Bridge rectifier)
A diode bridge is a bridge rectifier circuit of four diodes that is used in the process of converting alternating current (AC) from the input terminals...
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rectifier, sometimes called a super diode, is an operational amplifier (opamp) circuit configuration that behaves like an ideal diode and rectifier....
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Mercury-arc valve (redirect from Mercury arc rectifier)
A mercury-arc valve or mercury-vapor rectifier or (UK) mercury-arc rectifier is a type of electrical rectifier used for converting high-voltage or high-current...
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The Vienna Rectifier is a pulse-width modulation rectifier, invented in 1993 by Johann W. Kolar at TU Wien, a public research university in Vienna, Austria...
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The Warsaw rectifier is a pulse-width modulation (PWM) rectifier, invented by Włodzimierz Koczara [pl] in 1992. The Warsaw Rectifier provides following...
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A metal rectifier is an early type of semiconductor rectifier in which the semiconductor is copper oxide, germanium or selenium. They were used in power...
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A selenium rectifier is a type of metal rectifier, invented in 1933. They were used in power supplies for electronic equipment and in high-current battery-charger...
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International Rectifier was an American power management technology company manufacturing analog and mixed-signal ICs, advanced circuit devices, integrated...
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Diode (redirect from Silicon rectifiers)
from the cathode to the plate. Among many uses, diodes are found in rectifiers to convert alternating current (AC) power to direct current (DC), demodulation...
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specified maximum voltage that a diode rectifier can block, or, alternatively, the maximum voltage that a rectifier needs to block in a given circuit. The...
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Power inverter (section Controlled rectifier inverters)
depends on the particular device employed. Inverters do the opposite of rectifiers which were originally large electromechanical devices converting AC to...
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is a faster-than-standard current rectifier. The terms "fast" and "ultrafast" are in comparison to standard rectifiers designed for low-frequency applications...
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This type of use may be harmful to the rectifier stage, however, as it will only use half of diodes in the rectifier for the full load. This could possibly...
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Thermal diode (redirect from Thermal rectifier)
The term "thermal diode" can refer to: a (possibly non-electrical) device which allows heat to flow preferentially in one direction; an electrical (semiconductor)...
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1N4000) series is a family of popular one-ampere general-purpose silicon rectifier diodes commonly used in AC adapters for common household appliances. Its...
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Inward-rectifier potassium channels (Kir, IRK) are a specific lipid-gated subset of potassium channels. To date, seven subfamilies have been identified...
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"Rectifier" is a song by American alternative metal band Ra. The song was released as the second single from the band's debut From One. "Rectifier" was...
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Cathodic protection (redirect from Cathodic protection rectifier)
protection system. The rectifier output DC positive cable is connected to the anodes. The AC power cable is connected to the rectifier input terminals. The...
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current may be converted from an alternating current supply by use of a rectifier, which contains electronic elements (usually) or electromechanical elements...
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Electronic symbol (section Bridge rectifiers)
bridge rectifier symbol. Some show the internal diode circuit, some don't. Bridge rectifier Bridge rectifier Bridge rectifier Bridge rectifier Three-phase...
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Mesa/Boogie (redirect from Dual Rectifier)
high-gain circuits, while the 1990s saw the introduction of Mesa's flagship Rectifier amps, the success of which made the brand a staple of modern rock tone...
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Flame rectification (redirect from Flame rectifier)
rectification is a phenomenon in which a flame can act as an electrical rectifier. The effect is commonly described as being caused by the greater mobility...
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fact, an analytic function) to the ramp function, which is known as the rectifier or ReLU (rectified linear unit) in machine learning. For large negative...
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A unimolecular rectifier is a single organic molecule which functions as a rectifier (one-way conductor) of electric current. The idea was first proposed...
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