(electronics) A low-pass filter designed to reduce ripple while freely passing the direct current obtained from a rectifier or direct-current generator. Also known as smoothing circuit; smoothing filter.
smoothing circuit
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An electronic filtering circuit in a DC power supply that removes the ripples from AC power.
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