Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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#157 In this video I look at how active rectification works, and what sort of advantages and challenges it brings. This is not your average, puny rectifying bridge.. its an ACTIVE FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER!

Used Datasheets:
onsemi.com/pdf/datasheet/1n4001-d.pdf
https://www.tme.eu/Document/048ae161e9b25e7d9cd050ddd3cc4f7f/s3a.pdf
onsemi.com/pdf/datasheet/mbrs340t3-d.pdf
onsemi.com/pdf/datasheet/mbrs3100t3-d.pdf
frank.pocnet.net/sheets/020/e/EZ80.pdf
ti.com/lit/ug/slyu032/slyu032.pdf

Further reading:
infineon.com/dgdl/Infineon-MOSFET_CoolMOS_S7_600V_active_bridge_SMPS-ApplicationNotes-v01_00-EN.pdf?fileId=5546d46271bf4f92017217bdb69a3a12
onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/AND9986-D.PDF
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1407/1/012018/pdf

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