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Connect rectifier to DC power source? [closed]

I'm thinking about DC appliances and energy efficiency. A common appliance like an air conditioner has a rectifier to convert 230V AC into 50V DC. If I connect the appliance directly to 50V DC instead ...
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Full-bridge converter rectifier kicks

I'm in the process of building an 8kW isolated DC/DC converter, full-bridge topology. I'm seeing some interesting phenomena on the diodes. When each diode becomes reverse-biased, a voltage spike ...
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