Lab Experiment # 4: To Analyze and Verify The Half Wave and Full Wave Bridge Rectification

EE-301 Lab Manual, ME Department, Wah Engineering College
Lab Experiment # 4
To analyze and verify the Half Wave and Full Wave Bridge rectification
Objective: To analyze and verify the half wave and Full wave Bridge Rectification.
Apparatus:
 Diode (Silicon)
 Resistor 1kΩ
 Function Generator
 Oscilloscope
Theory:
Diode:
A diode is a two-terminal electronic component with asymmetric conductance; it has low

(ideally zero) resistance to current flow in one direction. Diodes were the first semiconductor
electronic devices. The discovery of crystals rectifying abilities was made by German physicist
Ferdinand Braun in 1874. The first semiconductor diodes, called cat's whisker diodes, developed
around 1906, were made of mineral crystals such as galena. Today most diodes are made of
silicon, but other semiconductors such as selenium or germanium are sometimes used. A
semiconductor diode, the most common type today, is a crystalline piece of semiconductor
material with a p–n junction connected to two electrical terminals. A vacuum tube diode has two
electrodes, a plate (anode) and a heated cathode.
Fig-1: Diode
Rectification:
A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating (AC), which periodically reverses
direction, to direct current (DC), which flows in only one direction. The process is known as
rectification. Rectifiers have many uses, but are often found serving as components of DC power
supplies and high-voltage direct current power transmission systems. Rectification may serve in
roles other than to generate direct current for use as a source of power. As noted, detectors of
radio signals serve as rectifiers. In gas heating systems flame rectification is used to detect
presence of flame. Because of the alternating nature of the input AC sine wave, the process of
rectification alone produces a DC current which, although unidirectional, consists of pulses of
current. Many applications of rectifiers, such as power supplies for radio, television and
computer equipment, require a steady constant DC current (as would be produced by a battery).
In these applications the output of the rectifier is smoothed by an electronic filter to produce a
steady current.
TASKS PERFORMED:
 Half wave rectification.

 Full wave rectification.
Half Wave Rectification:
In half wave rectification of a single-phase supply, either the positive or negative half of the AC
wave is passed, while the other half is blocked. Because only one half of the input waveform
reaches the output, mean voltage is lower. Half-wave rectification requires a single diode in a
single-phase supply, or three in a three-phase supply. Rectifiers yield a unidirectional but
pulsating direct current; half-wave rectifiers produce far more ripple than full-wave rectifiers,
and much more filtering is needed to eliminate harmonics of the AC frequency from the output.
Fig-2: Half wave rectification circuit

Fig-3: Half wave original waveform
Fig-4: Half wave rectified wave form

Full wave Rectification:
A full-wave rectifier converts the whole of the input waveform to one of constant polarity
(positive or negative) at its output. Full-wave rectification converts both polarities of the input
waveform to pulsating DC (direct current), and yields a higher average output voltage. Two
diodes and a tapped transformer, or four diodes in a bridge configuration and any AC source
(including a transformer without centre tap), are needed. Single semiconductor diodes, double
diodes with common cathode or common anode, and four-diode bridges, are manufactured as
single components.
Fig-5: Half wave rectification circuit

Fig-6: Full wave rectification input waveform
Fig-7: full wave rectified waveform

Applications:
 Diodes
 Rectification
 Power supply filter
 Applications of diodes
 Signal rectifier
 Diode gate
 Diode clamps
 Limiter
Conclusion:
In the first task a simple diode is applied and supplied with voltage as evident from the result a
half wave rectification is achieved in which current only conducts during the positive half of
cycle. In the Second task a bridge is applied with the help of four diodes in which full wave
rectification is achieved and current is being conducted for a complete cycle.

Lab Experiment # 4: To Analyze and Verify The Half Wave and Full Wave Bridge Rectification

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Lab Experiment # 4: To Analyze and Verify The Half Wave and Full Wave Bridge Rectification

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Lab Experiment # 4: To Analyze and Verify The Half Wave and Full Wave Bridge Rectification

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

EE-301 Lab Manual, ME Department, Wah Engineering College

A diode is a two-terminal electronic component with asymmetric conductance; it has low

 Half wave rectification.

Half Wave Rectification:

Fig-2: Half wave rectification circuit

Fig-3: Half wave original waveform

Fig-4: Half wave rectified wave form

Full wave Rectification:

Fig-5: Half wave rectification circuit

Fig-6: Full wave rectification input waveform

Fig-7: full wave rectified waveform

You might also like