Can you use a higher voltage diode?

Yes, higher voltage rating is fine. It just means more safety margin against mains transients (which is good).

What is the effect of removing one diode from the circuit to the resistor voltage waveform?

Removing a diode, transform the rectifier in a half-wave, i.e. you have 1 pulse for each line cycle, then, a 60 Hz signal at the output. as you can see, half-wave (removing a diode) has the half number of pulses in the output than full-wave.

How diode can be damaged in a working electric circuit?

Damage happens if too much heat is generated. If you can control that, the diode survives. A type of diode called the Zener diode is intentionally operated in reverse breakdown.

What does a high voltage diode do?

A high voltage Zener diode is a special type of PN junction diode that is designed to operate in reverse bias (by applying a higher voltage to the N material that to the P material). The Zener diode acts as a normal rectifier until the applied voltage reaches a certain value (the Zener voltage or avalanche voltage).

What is clipping clamping?

INTRODUCTION: By definition, clipping circuits clip signals above a selected voltage level, whereas clamping circuits shift the DC voltage of a waveform. Many wave shapes can be produced with the proper application of these two important diode functions.

What is series Clipper?

A Clipper circuit in which the diode is connected in series to the input signal and that attenuates the positive portions of the waveform, is termed as Positive Series Clipper. This makes the diode reverse biased and hence it behaves like an open switch.

Can you use a rectifier in place of a diode?

As with single-phase rectifiers, three-phase rectifiers can take the form of a half-wave circuit, a full-wave circuit using a center-tapped transformer, or a full-wave bridge circuit. Thyristors are commonly used in place of diodes to create a circuit that can regulate the output voltage.

Can a diode be shorted?

A shorted diode has the same voltage drop reading (approximately 0.4 V) in both directions.

When would you use a diode in a circuit?

Some of the typical applications of diodes include:

1. Rectifying a voltage, such as turning AC into DC voltages.
2. Isolating signals from a supply.
3. Controlling the size of a signal.
4. Mixing signals.