what is the difference between the diode and the rectifier

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what is the difference between the diode and the rectifier..

Answer / md. obaydur rahman

The term “diode” is customarily reserved for small signal
devices, I ≤ 1 A. The term rectifier is used for power
devices, I > 1 A.

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what is the difference between the diode and the rectifier..

Answer / lavanya.m

diode is used as a rectifier but it does not convert AC TO
DC Voltage
diode conducts only one direction,but rectifier conducts in
both direction

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what is the difference between the diode and the rectifier..

Answer / ishwar singh

IN Diode the AC And DC current can use as a input only the forward bias direction but in Rectifiers AC can only use as input.
In rectifier in the input Transformer is required but in diode
in the input transformer is not required.

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what is the difference between the diode and the rectifier..

Answer / ghanshyam pandey

The term “diode” is customarily reserved for small signal
devices, I ≤ 1 A. The term rectifier is used for power
devices, I > 1 A.

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what is the difference between the diode and the rectifier..

Answer / umesh

diode is the two terminal semiconductor device. where the
combination of four diode in a circuit is called rectifier

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what is the difference between the diode and the rectifier..

Answer / tareq harb

if you want to rectify one phase then you can use diode as
it has one input one output.

But if you want to rectify three phase input you got to use
rectifier as it has 3 inputs 3 outputs.

as seen in rectification process they are the same.

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what is the difference between the diode and the rectifier..

Answer / chandu

DIODE IS NOTHING BUT A RECTIFIER..............

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