Ac-Dc Converter Runs Off One Supply

This circuit converts a 90-mV average absolute (100 mV rms for s sinusoid) ac input into a 5-V dc output. Unlike typical ac-dc converters, it does not need a bipolar supply and does not need ac-coupled gain stages.
April 16, 1992

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