What is meaning of half controlled full wave rectifier? All Questions › Category: Power Electronics › What is meaning of half controlled full wave rectifier? 0 Vote Up Vote Down Chetan Shidling Staff asked 5 years ago I need short information. 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Chetan Shidling Staff answered 5 years ago Half controlled full-wave rectifier means two legs will have SCR’s and two legs will have diodes. It consist of two SCR and two diodes.