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1. The document discusses a full wave rectifier experiment. It includes pre-lab questions about peak inverse voltage, operating diodes outside the breakdown region, and disadvantages of full wave rectification. 2. The procedure describes constructing full wave rectifiers without and with a filter capacitor. Performance characteristics are obtained by measuring the output voltage across varying loads with and without the filter. 3. The post-lab questions define advantages of full wave rectification like higher efficiency and output. Ripple, the need for voltage stabilizers, bleeder resistors, and voltage regulation of power supplies are also explained.

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Experiment - 5: Full Wave Rectifier Pre - Lab Questions

1. The document discusses a full wave rectifier experiment. It includes pre-lab questions about peak inverse voltage, operating diodes outside the breakdown region, and disadvantages of full wave rectification. 2. The procedure describes constructing full wave rectifiers without and with a filter capacitor. Performance characteristics are obtained by measuring the output voltage across varying loads with and without the filter. 3. The post-lab questions define advantages of full wave rectification like higher efficiency and output. Ripple, the need for voltage stabilizers, bleeder resistors, and voltage regulation of power supplies are also explained.

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Experiment – 5

Full Wave Rectifier

Pre– Lab Questions

1. What is the importance of peak inverse voltage?

PIV is the maximum peak voltage that a diode can withstand in the reverse non-conducting
region. By withstand, it means that, upto this voltage the diode blocks conduction of current
in the reverse direction.

2. Why diodes are not operated in the breakdown region in rectifiers?

In breakdown region, a diode has a risk of getting damaged or burnt because the magnitude
of current flowing through it increases in an uncontrollable manner. That is why diodes are
not operated in the breakdown region in rectifiers.

3. What are the disadvantages of a full wave rectifier circuit?

Disadvantages of full-wave rectifier:

● More complicated than a half-wave rectifier.


● It requires more diodes, two for centre tap rectifier and four for bridge rectifier.
● PIV rating of the diode is higher.
● Higher PIV diodes are larger in size and much costlier.
● The cost of the centre tap transformer is high.
● The twice frequency hum on an audio circuit may be more audible.
● This rectifier is difficult to locate the centre tap on the secondary winding.
● The DC output is small as each diode utilizes only one-half of the transformer
secondary voltages.

4. What is meant by filter?


Electronic filters are electrical circuits which perform signal processing functions,
specifically to remove unwanted frequency components from the signal, to enhance wanted
ones, or both.They can be: passive or active, analog or digital.

5. Why are R-C filters suitable only for light loads?

R.C filters have poor voltage regulation and need adequate ventilation to dissipate
the heat developed in the resistor R. Thus R-C filters are suitable only for light loads.
SRM IST, Kattankulathur – 603 203

Sub Code & Name: 18EES102L WORKSHOP LAB

Experiment No 05

Title of Experiment Design and Implementation of Full Wave Rectifiers using


simulation package and demonstrate its working
Name of the candidate GAUTAM KRISHNA

Register Number RA2011025010009

Date of Experiment 12th November 2020

Mark Split Up

S.No Description Maximum Mark Mark Obtained


1 Pre-Lab questions 5
2 Execution of experiment 15
3 Calculation / Evaluation of 10
Result Analysis
4 Post Lab questions 5
5 Online quiz/viva 5
Total 40

Staff Signature with date


Aim
To construct a Full wave rectifier using diode and to draw its performance characteristics.
Apparatus Required:
S.No Particulars Type Range Quantity
1 Diode 1N4001 4
2 Resistor 100 to 10000Ω As per required
3 Capacitor 470µF 1
4 AC voltage source 4V, 50Hz 1
5 Voltage Measurement probe. 2
Software Required:
https://www.multisim.com/

Full wave rectifier


Theory
Another type of circuit that produces the same output as a full-wave rectifier is that of
the Bridge Rectifier. This type of single-phase rectifier uses 4 individual rectifying diodes
connected in a "bridged" configuration to produce the desired output but does not require a
special center tapped transformer, thereby reducing its size and cost. The single secondary
winding is connected to one side of the diode bridge network and the load to the other side.
The 4 diodes labeled D arranged in "series pairs" with only two diodes conducting current
during each half cycle. During the positive half cycle of the supply, diodes D1 and D2
conduct in se D3 and D4 are reverse biased and the current flows through the load as shown
below . During the negative half cycle of the supply, diodes D3 and D4 conduct in series, but
diodes D1 and D2 switch of as they are now reverse biased. The current flowing through the
load is the same direction as before.

Procedure:
Without Filter
I. Give the connections as per the circuit diagram.
II. Give 6 V, 50Hz Input to the circuit.
III. Measure the rectifier output across the Load and input voltage.
IV. Plot its performance graph.
With Filter
I. Give the connections as per the circuit diagram.
II. Give 6 V, 50Hz Input to the circuit.
III. Connect the Capacitor across the load.
IV. Measure the rectifier output across the different Load and input voltage.
V. Plot its performance graph.
Circuit Diagram:

Full wave Rectifier – Without filter

Full wave Rectifier – With filter


Simulation waveform for without filter:

Simulation waveform for with filter:

Result:
Thus, the performance characteristics of single-phase Full wave rectifiers were obtained.
Full Wave Rectifier

Post – Lab Questions

1. What are the advantages of a full wave rectifier?

Advantages of full-wave rectifier:

● The ripple frequency is two times the input frequency.


● Efficiency is higher.
● The large DC power output.
● Ripple factor is less.
● Higher output voltage.
● Higher transformer utilization factor.
● Utilizes both halves of the AC waveform.
● Easier to provide smoothing as a result of using the ripple frequency.

2. Define ripple as referred to in a rectifier circuit.


Ripple is the fluctuating AC component present in rectified DC output. The output of a
rectifier may either be DC current or voltage. In view of this, the AC fluctuating
component present in DC output voltage is called voltage ripple and that in DC
current output is called current ripple.

3. Why is it necessary to include voltage stabilizer in a power supply?

The basic purpose of a Voltage Stabilizer is to protect costly and precious


electrical/electronic equipments like air conditioners, offset printing machines,
laboratory equipment, industrial machines, and medical apparatus from the probable
damage due to Voltage Surges, fluctuations, Over/Under Voltage conditions.

4.Why is bleeder resistance employed in a filter circuit?


The filter consists of inductors and capacitors. The bleeder resistors are used to connect it
parallel to the filter capacitor. Once the device is turned OFF, some amount of charge is
stored inside the capacitor.This charged capacitor may discharge through the person. And
that person may get shocked. Hence, a bleeder resistor is used to connect in parallel with the
capacitor to discharge it after the device is turned OFF.
5. What is meant by voltage regulation of a dc power supply?
Voltage regulation is a measure of change in the voltage magnitude between the sending and
receiving end of a component, such as a transmission or distribution line. Voltage regulation
describes the ability of a system to provide near constant voltage over a wide range of load
conditions.Simple DC power supplies can be made with rectifiers. But they suffer from
changes in the input or at load. This initiated the development of the linear regulator
(series/shunt) circuits. They maintain a constant voltage by varying their resistance to
counterbalance input voltage change.

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