Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University
Faculty of Physics and Technology
Department of Plasma Physics, Nanotechnology and Computer Physics
Discipline: High Voltage Engineering
Specialty: 7M07112 Electric Power Engineering
LAB # 3: Full Wave Rectification
Submitted by: Yama Aseel (3rd October)
Checked by: A.M Zhukeshov
OBJECTIVE:
The basic objective of this lab:
1. To know the basic uses of diode.
2. To know about full wave rectification.
3. To know about the characteristic of full wave rectifier circuit.
4. To design a circuit using diode and other electronic circuit.
SOFTWARE USED:
We will use Multisim software to design full wave rectification circuit and show the
output and input graph using Oscilloscope.
COMPONENT USED:
1. Resistor
2. Ac voltage Source.
3. Diode (PIV should be greater)
4. Transformer
5. Capacitor
6. Wires
7. Ground
8. Oscilloscope
THEORY:
The bridge rectifier:
The Bridge rectifier is a circuit, which converts an ac voltage to dc voltage using
both half cycles of the input ac voltage. The circuit has four diodes connected to
form a bridge. The ac input voltage is applied to the diagonally opposite ends of
the bridge. The load resistance is connected between the other two ends of the
bridge. For the positive half cycle of the input ac voltage, diodes D1 and D2
conduct, whereas diodes D3 and D4 remain in the OFF state. The conducting
diodes will be in series with the load resistance RL and hence the load current
flows through RL. For the negative half cycle of the input ac voltage, diodes D3
and D4 conduct whereas, D1 and D2 remain OFF. The conducting diodes D3 and
D4 will be in series with the load resistance RL and hence the current flows
through RL in the same direction as in the previous half cycle. Thus a bi-
directional wave is converted into a unidirectional wave.
Positive half cycle:
Direction of current is represented by a blue zig zag line
Negative half cycle:
Direction of current is represented by a blue zig zag line.
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PROCEDURES OF Multisim:
1. Open Multisim Schematic Capture.
2. Select the Stop Mode from the top Toolbar.
3. Add all the required components.
4. Res for resistor alternative/vsine for Ac voltage bridge for bridge diode
1B4B42.
5. Place the components on the workspace.
6. Wire up the circuit.
7. Add ground.
8. Click on the instrument to add Oscilloscope.
9. Connect the A terminal with start and B across resistor.
10. Click on Play Button on the bottom left to start simulation.
11. Check the graph in oscilloscope for half wave rectification.
MULTISIM CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:
OSCILLOSCOPE:
Note: By Varying Capacitor we get the above graphs
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Calculations
∆v
V Ave =V p− =¿
2
V rms 120
V p= = =169 ,7 v
0.707 0.707
169 , 7 v
V p= =16 , 9
10
PL Voltage
V pL =16 . 9−1.4 v=15.5 v
V Ave =V dc =V p × 0.636=15.5 v × 0.636=9. 86 v
V dc 9.86 v
I Ave=I dc = = =9.86 mA
Rl 1k
I Ave × ∆ T 9.86 × 8.468 ms
∆V= = =4.17 v
C 20 uF
∆V 4.17
V Ave =V p− =15.5− =13.42
2 2
R.F=12/9.86=1.21
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CONCLUSION:
In full wave rectification we use bridge rectifier which consist of four diodes.
For a positive cycle two diode operate and for the negative cycle the other two
diode operate. These diodes help in converting the AC to pulsating DC. Full
wave rectification is efficient because we are using both the cycle of input and
get a positive cycle output for both positive and negative cycle. Vout=Vm-2Vd.
Vdc/ Average of the output voltage will be 0.636(Vm-2Vd).
2Vd because two diodes are used and we have to minus them
from input voltage Vm is input voltage amplitude and Vd is
voltage drop across diode.
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