Editing Diode bridge (section)

== Polyphase diode bridges ==
{{See also|Rectifier#Three-phase rectifiers}}
The diode bridge can be generalized to rectify [[polyphase system|polyphase]] AC inputs. For example, for a three-phase AC input, a half-wave rectifier consists of three diodes, but a full-wave bridge rectifier consists of six diodes.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}

A half-wave rectifier may be considered a [[Three-phase_electric_power#Wye (or, star; Y)|wye connection]] (star connection), because it returns the current through the center (neutral) wire. A full-wave rectifier is more like a [[Three-phase_electric_power#Delta_(Δ)|delta connection]], although it can be connected to the three-phase source of either wye or delta and it does not use the center (neutral) wire.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}}

[[Image:3 phase bridge rectifier.svg|thumb|left|260px|Three-phase full-wave bridge rectifier]] <!-- invisible in night mode on phone browsers -->
[[File:3 phase rectification 2.svg|thumb|right|260px|3-phase AC input waveform (top), half-wave rectified waveform (center), and full-wave rectified waveform (bottom)]]
[[Image:Tridge rectifier.jpg|thumb|left|260px|[[Three-phase electric power|Three-phase]] bridge rectifier for a [[wind turbine]]]]
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