Power Supplies · interactive lab
🔌 Rectifier Lab
Power supplies turn AC into usable DC. Pick a rectifier type, set the peak voltage, then drag the filter capacitor and watch the pulsing rectified output smooth into steadier DC. The hands-on companion to the Power Supply Calculator — this covers Associate CET competencies 10.4 (filtering & ripple) and 10.10 (rectifier circuits).
VideoRectifiers: Electronics BasicsA clear introduction to how rectifiers convert AC into DC — half-wave, full-wave, and bridge configurations.external video · opens in a new tab
Rectifier Lab — AC to DC
See how a rectifier reshapes the AC sine wave, and how a filter capacitor smooths the pulsing output into steadier DC. Tap the small i on any result for the worked math.
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No filter (raw rectified)