MOSFET rectifier design for the economy bipolar supply
Doing a lot of cribbing from the original MOSFET bridge rectifier design, here is my try at a half-wave MOSFET rectifier for the economy bipolar supply. Two MOSFETs and two opamp sections are used.
MOSFET half-wave bipolar supply rectifier |
The main change is only two resistors are used for input waveform sampling - this was done since there would be no way to terminate two more resistors anywhere else other than ground. A second pair of resistors could be used if there was a reason to isolate the two opamp minus inputs.
Here is the simulated loaded output of the half-wave rectifier:
100 ohm loads on both outputs |
As with the original bridge circuit, the gate drive varies depending on the load. Here is the output from a lightly loaded supply (just the sampling resistors).
no loads other than voltage dividers |
The gate drives are just a little bit of "scratchiness" near the positive and negative input voltage peaks.
Since it's simpler than the bridge circuit this half-wave rectifier will be a good candidate to build first.
Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
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