Single Phase Full Wave Controlled rectifier

The single  phase  half  wave controlled  rectifier  produce only one pulse  of load  current  during  one cycle  of supply voltage. It  also  introduces a dc component into the supply  line which is undesirable because  it leads to saturation of the  supply  transformer and harmonics etc. The disadvantages of 1-? half  wave  converters are minimized by the use of 1-?  full wave  converters. This can be configured by two basic  type circuit midpoint type and bridge type.