Controller Lets Designers Replace Rectifier Bridge Diodes With MOSFETs (.PDF Download)

July 31, 2013
Replacing the silicon rectifier diodes in a full-wave bridge with N-type MOSFETs eliminates the Vf drop in each conducting pair. The effects of the gain in efficiency are not trivial. To accomplish this, Linear Technology has introduced the first controller IC that ...

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