A halfwave rectifier is defined as a type of rectifier that allows only one-half cycle of an AC voltage waveform to pass while blocking the other half cycle.
Half Wave Rectifier Circuit
A half-wave rectifier is the simplest form of the rectifier and requires only one diode for the construction of a halfwave rectifier circuit.
A halfwave rectifier circuit consists of three main components as follows:
A diode
A transformer
A resistive load
