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???? Additional video: How a rectifier works: • How a rectifier works – (bridge rectifiers) ???? Complete playlist (rectifiers & diodes): • Rectifiers & diodes In this tutorial I explain how a rectifier works. I am specifically looking at the bridge rectifier in the bridge circuit. Important content is the current flow through the diodes with forward and reverse directions and the use of smoothing capacitors. Image sources in the video & thumbnail: MikeRun, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... , "Full-wave-bridge-rectifier-explained", image section, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... wdwd, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... , "One-way two-way rectification", image section, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... SpinningSpark real life identity: SHA-1 commitment ba62ca25da3fee2f8f36c101994f571c151abee7, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... , "Smoothed ripple", https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... 00:00 Repetition - Rectifier 00:45 Bridge circuit 05:39 Smoothing capacitors & residual ripple ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi, I'm Tobias and I publish new learning videos on this channel almost every day about all school areas of physics, from elementary to high school. Here you can find my other channels where I do math, chemistry and German. (Studytiger - Math): / @studytiger-mathe (Studytiger - Chemistry): / @studytiger-chemie (Studytiger - German) / @studytiger-deutsch If you have suggestions or requests for new videos, just write them in the comments.