Rectifier

The first stage of a DC charger, which turns the grid's alternating current into an intermediate direct voltage.

Explained in

Charging hardware · Stop 02Where does AC become DC?Rectifier, DC/DC converter, contactors: the steps from grid current to battery current, why power is voltage times current, and the three charging modes of IEC 61851.

The first stage turns alternating current into an intermediate direct voltage.

From “Four steps from grid to battery”, stop 02

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  1. Charging modeThe IEC 61851 classes of charging: Mode 2 from a socket with a control box in the cable, Mode 3 from a fixed AC charge point, Mode 4 from a DC charger.
  2. DC/DC converterThe stage of a DC charger that turns its internal DC voltage into the voltage and current the car asks for, moment by moment.