How to convert AC to DC.
In the modern era, almost every household electronics works on Direct Current (DC) but we get Alternating Current (AC) from power generation plants via transmission lines because AC can be transmitted more efficiently than DC in lower cost. So every appliance which works on DC has and AC to DC converter circuit.
In this video, we will discuss traditional Transformer based design which use simple diodes and capacitor to convert the Alternating current into Direct Current and an optional voltage regulator to regulate the output DC voltage. The project will be an AC-DC converter using Transformer with an input voltage of 230V and output of 12V.
0:00 Two types of electric currents
0:52 Steps of converting AC-DC
1:11 stepping down the Voltage levels
1:27 AC to DC power converter circuit
4:13 Half wave Rectifier
4:26 Full wave Rectifier
4:31 Center Tapped Transformer
4:54 Bridge Rectifier
5:31 Obtaining a pure DC from a pulsating DC- Smoothing
6:39 Voltage regulator
6:55 Summary of the process
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