polyphase rectifier
polyphase rectifier
[′päl·i‚fāz ′rek·tə‚fī·ər] (electronics)
A rectifier which utilizes two or more diodes (usually three), each of which operates during an equal fraction of an alternating-current cycle to achieve an output current which varies less than that in an ordinary half-wave or full-wave rectifier.
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