INTRODUCTION Rectifiers are one of the diode applications in which it turns an AC sinusoidal wave into either a full wave

or a half wave. In this experiment, we observe the significance on how diodes function to be used as a half- wave rectifier. In this experiment also introduced the use of a capacitor to be able to make a near- DC output voltage and how capacitor values affect the output waveform of the rectifier.

OBJECTIVES 1. To learn to recognize a half-wave rectified sinusoidal voltage. 2. To understand the term mean value as applied to a rectified waveform. 3. To understand the effect of a reservoir capacitor upon the rectified waveform and its mean value.

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED Operating PC (Windows XP OS) Circuit Simulation Software (Multisim 11.01)

EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE Open Multisim Put all required components need for the experiment Connect components using wires Put Ground on the Circuit Assign Voltmeter and Oscilloscope in their instructed position Simulate the circuits Display the result of Voltmeter and Oscilloscope Save the results to clipboard using Snip Tool

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Showing the comparison between AC supply peak and Vpk

Zoomed portion at Scale: 5 ms/Div, 10 V/Div (white - AC supply; red - Vr)

ADITTIONAL COMPUTATIONS AC supply: Load: Vpk = 16.971 V @ 5 ms Vpk = 16.303 V @ 5 ms

QUESTIONS 1) Why will Vpk not be exactly equal to this voltage? 2) How much will it differ? 3) The mean voltage you obtain is positive relative to zero. How could you obtain a negative voltage? (Confirm your answer by experiment). 4) Is the mean voltage greater or less than it was before? 5) The variations on the rectified wave form are called RIPPLE. Is the ripple now less than or more than it was with the lower value of the capacitor? 6) Is the mean rectified voltage now greater or less?

ANSWER TO QUESTIONS 1. Due to the internal resistance of the load (In the experiment, obviously a resistor), it may decrease the voltage output. 2. It differs on what is the value of the resistance of the load (In the experiment, it only differs a small amount near zero as being absorbed by the diode). Vpk diff = Vpk AC Vpk load = 16.971 16.303 = 0.668 V 0.7 V 3. You can obtain a negative voltage by changing the diodes position, making it on a reverse bias on a positive cycle of AC supply Experiment:

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The new voltage is greater than it was before Capacitor in 2.2F

Capacitor in 47F

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The ripple now is less than it was with the lower value capacitor. The mean rectified voltage is now greater.

CONCLUSION A simple diode circuit can convert a/an sinusoidal voltage to a/an linear voltage. The mean value of the rectified voltage can be increased by using a resistor across the load. A half-wave rectified voltage gives appreciable ripple which however, can be reduced by filtering (using capacitor in the experiment).