Lab 1: Capacitor Smoothed Rectifier Circuit Analysis

D1 XSC1

1 2 G
DIODE_VIRTUAL 0
T
A B

C1 R1
50uF 1kohm
V1
20V
14.14V_rms
50Hz
0Deg

3
R2
1ohm

0
Schematic Diagram for half wave capacitor smoothed rectifier

Oscilloscope trace from above circuit (50uF)

Vmax = 19.25V
Vmin = 13.6V
Imax = 200mA
Oscilloscope trace from above circuit (25uF)
Vmax = 19.25V
Vmin = 9.9V D.C. voltage average =
Imax = 128mA

Oscilloscope trace from above circuit (50uF)

Vmax = 19.25V
Vmin = 16.1V
Imax = 282mA
Oscilloscope trace from above circuit (200uF)

Vmax = 19.25V
Vmin = 17.5V
Imax = 347mA
 XSC1
D1 D2
DIODE_VIRTUAL DIODE_VIRTUAL G
T
A B
C1 R1
50uF 1kohm
V1
20V
14.14V_rms
50Hz
0Deg

D3 D4 R2
DIODE_VIRTUAL DIODE_VIRTUAL 1ohm

Capacitor Smoothed Bridge Rectifier Schematic

Oscilloscope trace from above circuit (50uF)

Vmax = 18.5V
Vmin = 15.8V
Imax = 137mA
Oscilloscope trace from above circuit (25uF)

Vmax = 18.5V
Vmin = 13.8V
Imax = 94mA

Oscilloscope trace from above circuit (100uF)

Vmax = 18.5V
Vmin = 13.8V
Imax = 94mA
Oscilloscope trace from above circuit (200uF)

Vmax = 18.5V
Vmin = 17.6V
Imax = 203mA
 D1 L1 XSC1

1H G
DIODE_VIRTUAL
T
A B

R3
V1 50ohm
200V
141.42V_rms
50Hz
0Deg D2
DIODE_VIRTUAL

R1
1ohm
R2
1ohm

Inductor Smoothed Rectifier

Vmax = 80V
Vmin = 44.V
Imax = 1.57A
Imin = 870mA
 D1 L1 XSC1

1H G
DIODE_VIRTUAL
T
A B

R3
V1 50ohm
200V
141.42V_rms
50Hz
0Deg D2
DIODE_VIRTUAL

R1
1ohm
R2
1ohm

Vmax = 199.1V
Measuring voltage through r2 (r1 in my diagram)