Question

Which of the following is true for a bridge rectifier?

(a) The peak inverse voltage or PIV for the bridge rectifier is lower when compared to an identical center tapped rectifier

(b) The output voltage for the center tapped rectifier is lower than the identical bridge rectifier

(c) A transistor of higher number of coil is required for center tapped rectifier than the identical bridge rectifier

(d) All of the mentioned

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This question is from Rectifiers topic in section Diodes of Electronic Devices & Circuits

Answer 1

The correct answer is (d) All of the mentioned

To explain: All of the given statements are true for a bridge rectifier.