Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Rectification & Voltage Regulation



Rectification Overview: Will implement a full wave rectifier with Shottky Diodes (0.3V drop instead of 0.7v with standard diode). Since output will not be constant over time will need some sort of voltage regulator. Cannot use a transistorized regulator, maybe a shunt regulator?
Basically, when the current through the Zener is sufficient to take it into the breakdown region, it tends to regulate the voltage across it’s terminals.

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