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I'm trying to simulate this AC-DC rectifier circuit for power supply and expect to see a ~320V DC output, but the simulation shows a short circuit (0V output and ~80A input current).

I must be missing something simple. Can anyone see what's wrong with my schematic?

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    \$\begingroup\$ I don't know if you can use symbols for net names, and I don't know if the ~ is a net name or text, but if it is a net name, you have connected both sides of your AC together. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Aug 16 at 3:43
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    \$\begingroup\$ Can you post the ASC file? Simply open the asc file using any text editor program and copy this text into your question. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Aug 16 at 4:37
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    \$\begingroup\$ You have all the tools to hand; you have a simulator in which you can probe various nodes and compare voltages at two nodes simultaneously and, you also have the ability to plot currents and powers. This is what you should be doing; using the tools to hand to debug your circuit. It's called fault finding and you treat your simulation like a real circuit to see what's getting hot (power dissipation) and to see what might be shorted out or going wrong (voltage and current measurements). \$\endgroup\$ Commented Aug 16 at 11:05

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You've labeled two different nodes as ~ causing these nodes to be shorted.

If you want to mark something like AC connections to a bridge rectifier where you'll have duplicates of the same marking on nodes you don't want connected don't use the Label Net command, use the Text command.

Labels are meant for designating nodes that are to be connected or so you can plot them by name, Text is for notes and decoration that doesn't affect the actual circuit.

If you did want to make a connection to these nodes using labels you could call them something like AC1 and AC2 so they don't clash.

And, if you wanted to put a bit more effort into it, you could make a custom bridge rectifier component with a symbol that's a rectangle with four pins marked ~ ~ + -. There are probably already some like this that you could download, but it's probably overkill for most applications, your time would probably be better spent designing your circuit than designing a custom component just for aesthetics.

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