IS diode and blocking diode are the same?..what is meant by
blocking diode

Answer Posted / k.prakashchandra

They are the same.Whenever you want DC supply in one
direction only, blocking diode is used.e.g. in case of MG
set charging a battery set, if the MG set is stopped,the
blocking diode blocks the DC supply of battery entering the
MG set.

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