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Section: S234 EE 171 Lab Activity No. 2 Title: Half-Wave and Full-Wave Bridge Type Rectifiers Conclusion

Half-wave rectification only uses one half of the AC input signal, resulting in a pulsed DC output with an amplitude of about 0.318 times the peak input voltage. Full-wave rectification uses both halves of the AC input signal using four diodes in a bridge configuration, resulting in two positive pulses per cycle and a doubled output frequency compared to the input. The full-wave rectified output has an amplitude of about 0.636 times the peak input voltage.

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Section: S234 EE 171 Lab Activity No. 2 Title: Half-Wave and Full-Wave Bridge Type Rectifiers Conclusion

Half-wave rectification only uses one half of the AC input signal, resulting in a pulsed DC output with an amplitude of about 0.318 times the peak input voltage. Full-wave rectification uses both halves of the AC input signal using four diodes in a bridge configuration, resulting in two positive pulses per cycle and a doubled output frequency compared to the input. The full-wave rectified output has an amplitude of about 0.636 times the peak input voltage.

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Johaira M.

Maute
Section: S234
EE 171 Lab Activity No. 2
Title: Half-wave and Full-wave Bridge type Rectifiers
CONCLUSION
The pure sinusoid has no DC component. It is because for each cycle of the sinusoid, there are
much positive areas as there are negative areas, the total therefore is zero. Rectification is the process of
converting AC to DC.
Half-wave rectification is the process of conducting one-half cycle of the AC input signal by the
rectifier, and stopping one-half cycle of it, to establish a DC output signal. In a half-wave rectifier circuit,
one diode, serving as the rectifier, becomes forward biased and conducts during the positive half-cycle of
the input. Current will flow through the load resistor R and voltage is developed across it. During the
negative half-cycle of the input on the other hand, the diode becomes reverse biased. No current except the
leakage current which is very small flows. The voltage across the load resistance during this period of input
cycle is zero. Therefore, we can say that a DC pulse is generated, half-wave rectified. The output dc voltage
is given by VDC = Vp / = 0.318 Vp, where Vp is the peak AC voltage at the input of the rectifier. Vp is equal
to Vrms 2.
A full-wave rectifier on the other hand utilizes both the half cycles of input AC signal for
producing a DC output. In a bridge type full-wave rectifier circuit, where there are four connected diodes
involved that serves as the rectifiers, diodes D2 and D3 conduct during the positive half-cycle of the input.
As current flows through the load resistor R, a positive signal is developed. This signal is a positive DC
pulse with amplitude approximately the same as the input signal. This signal is developed during the first
half of the input cycle only. During the negative half-cycle of the input signal, diodes D1 and D4 conduct.
Current will pass again through the load resistor so that a positive signal will again develop. Therefore,
during one cycle of an AC input signal, two positive DC pulses are developed. With this condition, we can
say that the output frequency has doubled. The output dc voltage is given by V DC = 2Vp / = 0.636 Vp,
where Vp is the peak AC voltage at the input of the rectifier. V p is equal to Vrms 2. To be guided of the
placement of D1, D2, D3, and D4, refer to the figure below.

Bridge type full-wave rectifier set-up

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