AC Basics: Peak, RMS & Average Values
In a full wave rectifier circuit without filter, the output current is
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Answer: (d)
- A full wave rectifier flips the negative half cycles, so current flows in one direction only.
- Without a filter the output still rises and falls (pulsating), so it is not steady.
- So the answer is (d) unidirectional but not steady current.