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Experiment 3:- RECTIFIER CIRCUITS

Objective:-

To calculate and draw the DC output voltages of half-wave and full-wave rectifiers.

Equipment:-

Instruments

DC power supply

Digital Multimeter (DMM)

Function Generator

Oscilloscope

Components

Diode: Silicon (D1N4002)

Resistors: 2.2kΩ, 3.3kΩ

Procedure:-

Part A: Half Wave Rectification:-


Construct the circuit of Fig. 5.1. 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.

Put the oscilloscope probes across the resistor and sketch the output waveform obtained. Measure and
record the DC level of the output voltage using the DMM.

Function
Generator

Fig. 5.1
Reverse the diode of circuit of Fig. 5.1. Sketch the output waveform across the resistor. Measure and
record the DC level of the output voltage.

Comment on the results obtained from step 2 and 3.

Part B: Full Wave Rectification:-


Construct the circuit of Fig. 5.2. Set the supply to 9 V p-p with the frequency of 1000 Hz. Put the
oscilloscope probes at function generator (trainer board) and sketch the input waveform obtained.

Put the oscilloscope probes across the resistor and sketch the output waveform obtained. Measure and
record the DC level of the output voltage using the DMM.

Function
Generator
(Trainer Board)

Fig. 5.2

Replace diodes D3 and D4 of circuit of Fig. 5.2 by 2.2 kΩ. Draw the output waveform across the resistor.
Measure and record the DC level of the output voltage.

What is the major effect of replacing the two diodes (D3 and D4) with resistors?

PSPICE Instructions:-
Get the expected output waveform for circuits in Fig. 5.1 (Part A) & Fig. 5.2 (Part B) using

PSPICE Simulation.
Results and Calculations:-
Part A
Input waveform, VI:

DC level of VO (measured) = ____2.57v______

Part A (Reversed Diode):-


Output waveform, VO:

DC level of VO (measured) = ___-2.57v______


Part B:-
Input waveform, VI:

Output waveform, VO:

DC level of VO (measured) = ___4.41v_______

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