A convex function is a real-valued function defined on an interval with the property that its epigraph (the set of points on or above the graph of the function) is a convex set.
A rectifier is a electrical device that converts alternating current to direct current, a process known as rectification. Rectifiers are used as components of power supplies and as detectors of radio signals. Rectifiers may be made of solid state diodes, vacuum tube diodes, mercury arc valves, and other technologies.
They are a type of voltage. controller. Variable speed drives ensure gradual. acceleration and deceleration and enable speed. to be matched precisely to operating conditions. Controlled rectifier type variable speed drives are. used to supply power to DC motors and. frequency inverters are used for AC motors. Historically, drives for DC motors appeared first. Reliable and cost-effective frequency inverters. appeared as a result of advances in power. electronics and microelectronics. Modern. frequency inverters can be used to supply power. to standard asynchronous motors with. performance levels similar to those of the best. DC variable speed drives.