Study the Half wave &Full wave Bridge rectifier

Objective:1. Design the circuit diagram

2. Take the reading and draw the input & output waveform
3. Determine the output voltage with filter circuit across load (RL).

Equipments required:1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Digital Multimeter
CRO
Bread Board
Diodes ( Si-4007) 4 Nos
Resistors 1k
Capacitor 100uF
Transformer (9-0-9)V

Theory:A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC).
In half wave rectification, either the positive or negative half of the AC wave is passed, while the
other half is blocked.

A full-wave rectifier converts the whole of the input waveform to one of constant polarity (positive
or negative) at its output.

While half-wave and full-wave rectification suffice to deliver a form of DC output, neither
produces constant-voltage DC. In order to produce steady DC from a rectified AC supply, a filter
circuit is required. In its simplest form this can be just a smoothing capacitor, placed at the DC
output of the rectifier. There will still remain an amount of AC ripple voltage where the voltage is
not completely smoothed.

Now,if a load

is connected, some amount of discharging of the capacitor takes place in each

half cycle. The magnitude of the ripple factor therefore depends on the

and

Figure 9.17: The effect of load on output

Neglecting the voltage discharge that takes place after the completion during the next cycle, i.e.
from the point
Therefore,

onwards, we get, at

Neglecting the square and higher terms for

, where

, we get,

From the figure above, the average value of the voltage can be approximated to be
Therefore,

When

Circuit Diagram Of Half wave rectifier

Circuit Diagram Of Full wave rectifier

Full wave rectification

The diode D2 and D3 conduct in the positive half cycle while D1 and D4 in the negative half cycle.
when the load is purely resistive. The output is the same as center tapped transformer based full
wave rectifier

Procedure:Part A : Half Wave Rectification

1. Construct the circuit as shown. Set the supply to 9 V p-p sinusoidal wave with the
frequency of 1000 Hz. Put the oscilloscope probes at function generator and sketch the
input waveform obtained.
2. Put the oscilloscope probes across the resistor and sketch the output waveform obtained.
Measure and record the DC level of the output voltage .
3. Now connect the capacitor across the resistor and measure the filtered output voltage.
4. Also measure the Ripple Voltage.

Part B : Full Wave Rectification(Bridge)

1. Construct the circuit as shown. Set the supply to 9 V p-p sinusoidal waves with the
frequency of 1000 Hz. Put the oscilloscope probes at function generator and sketch the
input waveform obtained.
2. Put the oscilloscope probes across the resistor and sketch the output waveform obtained.
Measure and record the DC level of the output voltage.
3. Now connect the capacitor across the resistor and measure the filtered output voltage.
4. Also measure the Ripple Voltage.

Expected input:-

Expected Output of Half wave rectifier without filter:-

Expected Output of Full wave rectifier without filter:-

Output

Result table:
Type
of Input AC voltage
rectifiers
(Transformer
secondary)
(By Multimeter
ac mode)
Half Wave
Full Wave

Rectifier
Output(Vm)
By CRO

Calculate (Vav) or Measure

Vdc
Output
voltage
Vdc=Vm/- --H/W with filter
Vdc=2Vm/
F/W

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Ripple
output
voltage