AC to DC Converter (with Full-wave Rectifier) Circuit Design

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  • Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
  • How does a AC to DC Converter work with full wave rectification and what is the value or Formula for the resulting DC voltage at the output of the AC adaptor circuit? These questions are discussed and answered in this AC-DC converter circuit design and analysis video. This circuit is implemented with two operational amplifiers (Op Amps), two diodes and a few passive circuit components including resistors and capacitors. Both Op Amps should be properly biased with supply voltages applied. The output of each op amp is connected through the circuit to Op Amp's inverting or negative input terminal to enforce negative feedback that keeps op amp in linear region of operation. It is intuitively explained why and how the combination of two Op Amp stages implements full-wave rectifier. In the presented analysis and explanation in the video, it is shown which Diode is turned On and which one is turned off during half periods of the applied input sinusoidal AC voltage. Then the resulting injected AC current is followed to show that the AC current is half wave rectified resulting in positive output voltage. The second stage is effectively realizing a low-pass filter (LPF) with very low cutoff 3dB frequency of 0.8/beta where beta is the scaling value of the feedback resistor for second Op Amp. This very low 3dB frequency of the overall LPF transfer function results in the removal of all non-DC harmonics of the full-wave rectified sinusoid. Therefore only DC component with value of (2*beta/Pi) * amplitude of input sinusoid appears at the output of the circuit.

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  • @Chupacabras222
    @Chupacabras222 6 місяців тому +1

    Very nice explanation. I would like to see more stuff about poles and zeroes. Especially for compensation of some opamp circuits to prevent instability.

    • @STEMprof
      @STEMprof  6 місяців тому

      You're welcome. Thanks for the comment. I suggest watching this video ua-cam.com/video/KwUnQXbk7gM/v-deo.html that includes discussion about Poles and Zeros of Sallen-Key Filter and overall filter performance. You might also like ua-cam.com/video/Ga8Lu8sWlAk/v-deo.html Analog Filter Frequency Response, Poles and Zeros analysis video. I hope these examples are helpful.

  • @VINICIUSBH100
    @VINICIUSBH100 7 місяців тому +2

    Dear professor thank you for sharing so much information. Best regards from Brazil

    • @STEMprof
      @STEMprof  7 місяців тому

      You are very welcome. Thank you for encouraging comment. Glad that my channel is useful. For more circuit design examples please see ua-cam.com/play/PLrwXF7N522y4c7c-8KBjrwd7IyaZfWxyt.html
      Thanks for watching.

  • @STEMprof
    @STEMprof  7 місяців тому +1

    How does a AC to DC Converter work with full wave rectification and what is the value or Formula for the resulting DC voltage at the output of the AC adaptor circuit? This circuit is implemented with two Op Amps, two diodes and a few resistors and capacitors. For more circuit design videos please see the analog circuit and signal processing video playlist ua-cam.com/play/PLrwXF7N522y4c7c-8KBjrwd7IyaZfWxyt.html
    And Digital Circuits and DSP playlist ua-cam.com/play/PLrwXF7N522y6cSKr0FmEPP_zQl011VvLr.html
    Thanks for watching.

  • @Guishan_Lingyou
    @Guishan_Lingyou 7 місяців тому +1

    Very interesting circuit, and explained in a way that even I could understand (I think). Is the practical application of this circuit (as compared to just using 4 diodes and a some filter caps) basically cases where you might want to vary beta, and where you don't need much current at the output?

    • @STEMprof
      @STEMprof  7 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for watching, your comment & good question. Glad that this AC-DC Converter Circuit is helpful. Answering your question, this circuit allows fast conversion (depending on Op-Amp type) and independence of conversion from the output load that is driven by tge output of the second operational amplifier. For more Analog Circuit examples please see ua-cam.com/play/PLrwXF7N522y4c7c-8KBjrwd7IyaZfWxyt.html
      I hope this is helpful. 🙋‍♂️

  • @emmasteph4985
    @emmasteph4985 6 місяців тому +1

    Very educative.... Am a physicist.... Please can you recommend a textbook that can teach me every basic calculation involved in building rectification circuit?...
    Thanks ....

    • @STEMprof
      @STEMprof  6 місяців тому +1

      Glad that this video is helpful. I suggest watching the following related circuit examples to see more detailed calculations:
      RMS meter Peak detector AC/DC converter ua-cam.com/video/4aG5NYX8tGo/v-deo.html
      AC/DC Adapter Circuit with Op Amp and Diode ua-cam.com/video/3rXW5bPlgd8/v-deo.html
      I hope these videos are helpful.

    • @emmasteph4985
      @emmasteph4985 6 місяців тому +1

      @@STEMprof thank you

    • @STEMprof
      @STEMprof  6 місяців тому +1

      @@emmasteph4985 You are welcome. Best wishes with your Physics studies and research.

  • @Random-ez8kv
    @Random-ez8kv Місяць тому

    can you make a simulation for this?ive been trying to replicate it but it wont work

    • @STEMprof
      @STEMprof  Місяць тому

      @@Random-ez8kv Thanks for your interest in this circuit. I suggest using a very-low-drift low-noise FET-input Op Amp. Also make sure you have a clean DC voltage supply with proper bypass capacitor. And use resistors and caps with 1% or better tolerance.
      To see more detailed calculations, I suggest watching:
      RMS meter Peak detector AC/DC converter ua-cam.com/video/4aG5NYX8tGo/v-deo.html
      AC/DC Adapter Circuit with Op Amp and Diode ua-cam.com/video/3rXW5bPlgd8/v-deo.html
      I hope these videos are helpful.

  • @rudygomez6996
    @rudygomez6996 6 місяців тому

    Ohhhh 😮, i dont know calculus hahah

    • @STEMprof
      @STEMprof  6 місяців тому +1

      Thanks for watching. Which portion of this video are your referring to with regard to calculus?

    • @rudygomez6996
      @rudygomez6996 6 місяців тому

      @@STEMprof 21:45 🤣

    • @STEMprof
      @STEMprof  6 місяців тому +1

      @@rudygomez6996 no worries. At 21:40 I am just computing the average of the full-wave rectified (meaning absolute) sinusoidal signal by integrating over one period. 🙂

    • @rudygomez6996
      @rudygomez6996 6 місяців тому +1

      @@STEMprof thank you 🙂

    • @STEMprof
      @STEMprof  6 місяців тому

      You're welcome.