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Schematic

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Demonstrates a half-wave rectifier using a single diode.

Circuit Summary

A diode allows only one polarity of an AC waveform to reach the load.

Expected Behavior

  • Output is a series of positive (or negative) pulses.

How To Run

  1. Open Rectifier-1D.kicad_sch in KiCad.
  2. Click Simulate and run the configured analyses.
  3. Add probes to the key nodes to view the expected behavior.

Notes

  • Observe the diode forward drop in the output waveform.