Objectives:

a) To become familiar with the principles of controlled rectifier.

b) To observe the operation of Full-wave phase control circuits.
Apparatus:
 A Laptop with MATLAB Simulink Software (MATLAB 2021a)
Experimental Circuit Diagram:

Fig. 1.: Full-wave Controlled Rectifier with RL load & without Dm

Fig. 2.: Full-wave Controlled Rectifier with RL load & with Dm

Output Waveform:

Fig. 3a. Full-wave Controlled Rectifier, R=10 ohm and pulse delay are 0.02 s

Fig. 3b. Full-wave Controlled Rectifier, R=10 ohm and pulse delay are 0.002 s

Fig. 3c. Full-wave Controlled Rectifier, R=10 ohm and pulse delay are 0.005 s
 Fig. 3d. Full-wave Controlled Rectifier with Dm and pulse delay of 0.02

Fig. 3e. Full-wave Controlled Rectifier with Dm and pulse delay of 0.005
Discussion:
In this experiment, we have learnt the construction and working principle of full
wave-controlled rectifier with R and R-L load. A full-wave controlled rectifier is a
circuit that converts an alternating current (AC) input signal into a direct current
(DC) output signal. In this circuit, the incoming AC signal is controlled by thyristors.
Here, we use MATLAB Simulink to explore the operation of a full-wave controlled
rectifier. We use Pulse Generator block to create the firing pulses for the thyristors.
To simulate the functioning of the full-wave controlled rectifier, we use the Simulink
simulation environment. We see what happens to the DC output voltage as the input
voltage and frequency are changed. Physically, full-wave controlled rectifiers are
used in a variety of industrial applications, including as DC power supply, welding
equipment, and motor drives. They are also used in systems that convert AC power
for long-distance transmission to DC power.