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Experiment No: 7 Date:

Half wave rectifier

Objectives

1. To study and analyze the operation of half-wave rectifier and to measure the value of input
and output voltages from CRO.
2. Observe the input and output waveform from CRO

Components and Equipments required:

Oscilloscope, Function generator, Multimeter, Bread board, 1 kΩ resistor, diode, connecting wires,
tweezer, wire stripper.

Theory

One of the very important applications of diode is in DC power supply as a rectifier to

convert AC into DC. DC Power supply is the important element of any electronic equipment.
This is because it provides power to energize all electronic circuits like oscillators,
amplifiers and so on. Rectifier may be defined as an electronic device used to convert ac
voltage or current into unidirectional voltage or current. Essentially rectifier needs unidirectional
device. Diode has unidirectional property hence suitable for rectifier. Rectifier broadly divided
into two categories: Half wave rectifier and full wave rectifier. In this experiment, you will
construct half wave rectifier. A practical half wave rectifier with a resistive load is shown in the
circuit diagram. During the positive half cycle of the input the diode conducts and all the input
voltage is dropped across RL. During the negative half cycle the diode is reverse biased and so
the output voltage is zero.

Input wave form Output wave form

Procedure

1. Set up the experimental circuit as per the circuit diagram.

2. Before mounting the components check all the components using DMM.
3. Connect the oscilloscope and function generator as shown in circuit diagram.
4. Observe the output from oscilloscope.
5. Plot the input and rectified output waveforms.
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Circuit Diagram:

Observations:

Measurement of input voltage

Amplitude = …………. div x …………. V/div = ………….

Frequency = 1/Time period =

Measurement of output voltage

Amplitude = …………. div x …………. V/div = …………..

Frequency =

Result:
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Experiment No: 7 Date:

Full wave rectifier

Objectives

To study the operation of full- wave rectifier with and without filter and to measure the value of
AC input voltage (transformer output) and DC output voltages from the CRO.

Components and Equipments required:

Oscilloscope, Function generator, Transformer, Multimeter, Bread board, 1 kΩ resistor, Capacitors

( 10μF, 100 μF , 1000 μF ), Diode, Connecting wires, Tweezer, Wire stripper.

Theory

The process of converting ac into dc is called rectification. A full wave rectifier consists of a
transformer having centre tapped secondary, two diodes and a load resistance. The two diodes are
so connected that each diode conducts during alternate half cycle of the input. However, the
circuit is designed such that current flows through the load resistance in the same direction in
both the half cycles. Hence this rectification is called as full wave rectification. The circuit
arrangement of a centre-tap full wave rectifier is shown in the circuit diagram. During positive
half cycle of the secondary voltage, the diode D1 is forward biased and D2 is reverse biased. The
current flows through D1, R and the upper half of the secondary winding. During the negative
half cycle of the secondary voltage diode D2 becomes forward biased and D1, reverse biased
then current flows through D2, R and lower half of the secondary winding. Here current through
R during both half cycle of input ac. is in same direction. Therefore the output voltage taken
across R will be dc. The undesirable ac components in the output i.e. the ripple, can be
minimized using filters.

Input waveform Rectified Output without capacitor Output with 10µf capacitor
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Output with 100 µf capacitor Output with 1000 µf capacitor

Procedure

1. Set up the experimental circuit as per the circuit diagram.

2. Before mounting the components check all the components using DMM.
3. Connect the oscilloscope and function generator as shown in circuit diagram.
4. Observe the output from oscilloscope.
5. Plot the input and rectified output waveforms.

Circuit Diagram:

Observations:

Input voltage

Amplitude = …………. div x …………. V/div = ………….

Frequency =

Output voltage
Amplitude = …………. div x …………. V/div = …………..

Frequency =

Result:
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