AC DC rectifier (CMOS rectifier) to minimise reverse leakage current

• Main Author: Chan, Jeffery Jian Yang
• Other Authors: Siek Liter
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/68343
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The conventional AC to DC rectifier is a bridge rectifier which requires 4 diodes, of which 2 diodes are used to rectify each time. This process will result in 2x0.7V voltage drop. The drop in voltage is significant particularly in low voltage application, with voltage of 5V. As this means that 28%...