What is exactly happening when AC power is being converted to DC energy?
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A simple explanation using water as an example.
One cycle of the pump will put some water in a bucket, and then stop flowing. Each cycle of the pump will dump some water in the bucket.
The bucket has a hole in it that can allow water to flow out of it at a certain rate based on the gravity and the pressure of the water accumulating in the bucket.
If the pump can provide enough water to the bucket so that a steady flow of water exits the hole, we have achieved the goal.
The pump keeps pumping in water each cycle (AC), the bucket (capacitor and inductance) accumulates it and allows it to flow out at a steady rate and pressure (DC)
There are different ways to achieve this with components.
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