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A rectifier is an electronic device that converts alternating electrical current (which flows back and forth) into direct current (which flows in one direction), and it needs to be mounted on a heatsink because the conversion process generates significant heat. Rectifiers are essential components in power supplies and many other electrical systems that require steady, one-directional current to operate properly.
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- electric power converter
- Image
- Rectifier.jpg
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- opposite of
- inverter
- has effect
- electric power conversion
- Commons category
- Rectifiers
- topic's main category
- Category:Rectifiers
- different from
- extension
- product or material produced
- direct current
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