bridge rectifier

British

noun

electrical engineering a full-wave rectifier consisting of a bridge with a similar rectifier in each of the four arms

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However, I wanted to tell him that while the charging head is connected to a USB cord, all it really does is use a bridge rectifier — a simple circuit — to convert alternating current electricity into direct current.

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The bridge rectifier on a cellphone charger can’t transmit data, all it can do is convert power to charge the battery.

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