WORKSHEET ON LINEAR DC POWER SUPPLY

PROJECT#1: LAB ON FIXED POSITIVE DC POWER SUPPLY

Project title I: construct the given regulated power supply in the given bread
board

12V

IC 1
7812
0V
12V DC
C2
470𝞵F 100𝞵F

Instruction
With the above given circuit, components, tools and materials, the trainees
will perform the following tasks.
1. Describe the above discrete components by name and use.
2. Measure or determine the values of capacitors.
3. Check whether the above given components are functional or not
4. Assemble the above given circuit in the bread board using the proper tools and materials.
5. Measure and record the following voltage values:
 Voltage across T1 =___________V
 Voltage across D1 =___________V
 Voltage across D2 =___________V
 Voltage across D3 =___________V
 Voltage across D4 =___________V
 Voltage across C1 =___________V
 Voltage across C2 =___________V
 Output voltage =___________V

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Prepared by Tariku Bedasa & Tebeje Beyene (Bsc in Biomedical Engineering)
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PROJECT #2: LAB ON TRANSISTOR SERIES REGULATOR
DC POWER SUPPLY
Project title II: construct the given regulated power supply in the given bread
board.

Instruction
With the above given circuit, components, tools and materials, the trainees
will perform the following tasks.
1. Describe the above discrete components by name and use.
2. Measure or determine the values of capacitor and resistors.
3. Check whether the above given components are functional or not
4. Assemble the above given circuit in the bread board using the proper tools and materials.
5. Measure and record the following voltage values:
 Voltage across D1 =___________V
 Voltage across D2 =___________V
 Voltage across D3 =___________V
 Voltage across D4 =___________V
 Voltage across C1 =___________V
 Voltage across R1 =___________V
 Voltage across C2 =___________V
 Voltage across Zener diode =___________V
 Voltage across C3 =___________V
 Voltage across R2 =___________V
 Voltage across LED =___________V

Department of Biomedical equipment and legal metrology

Prepared by Tariku Bedasa & Tebeje Beyene (Bsc in Biomedical Engineering)
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 PROJECT #3: LAB ON VARIABLE DC POWER SUPPLY
Project title III: construct the given regulated power supply in the given bread
board.

Procedure:
1. Test all the components
2. Insert each components in the given bread board according to the circuit given below.

3. Solder it properly.
4. Test the continuity of the circuit.
5. Observe the output voltage/ intensity of LED-2 by varying the POT
6. Measure voltages at different parts of the power supply as given in Table below.

Testing points Voltage(V)

V pri
V sec
V Rec
V C1
V R1
V LED−1
V¿
V out
V R2
V P1
V C2
V R3
V LED−2

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 V OUT

PROJECT #4: LAB ON FIXED DUAL DC POWER SUPPLY

Project title IV: construct the given regulated power supply in the given bread
board.

Question related the given circuit

1. Describe the above discrete components by name and use.
2. Measure or determine the values of capacitor and resistors.
3. Check whether the above given components are functional or not
4. Assemble the above given circuit in the bread board using the proper tools and materials.
5. Measure and record the following voltage values:
 Voltage across D1 =___________V
 Voltage across D2 =___________V
 Voltage across D3 =___________V
 Voltage across D4 =___________V
 Voltage across C1 =___________V
 Voltage across C2 =___________V
 Voltage across C3 =___________V
 Voltage across C4 =___________V
 Voltage across R1 =___________V
 Voltage across R2 =___________V

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  Voltage across LED1 =___________V
 Voltage across LED2 =___________V

Department of Biomedical equipment and legal metrology

Prepared by Tariku Bedasa & Tebeje Beyene (Bsc in Biomedical Engineering)
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