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Why is a bridge rectifier used in a 24V DC input circuit?

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crutschow

crutschow

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If you aren't concerned about voltage drop, power dissipation, or efficiency, then a single diode will do what you want.
Otherwise a single P-MOSFET with a couple resistors makes an efficient and low-drop solution.
 
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