Rectifiers are used to convert - (1) Direct current to Alternating current (2) Alternating current to Direct current (3) high voltage to low voltage (4) low voltage to high voltage
(2) Alternating current to Direct current Explanation: Converting DC power from one voltage to another is much more complicated. One method of DC-to-DC conversion first converts power to AC (using a device called an inverter), then uses a transformer to change the voltage, and finally rectifies power back to DC.