Experiment 7

Title: HALF WAVE Rectification

Aim: to investigate the use of diode in half wave rectification circuits

To investigate the use of the capacitor for smoothing of a rectified wave

Apparatus: 1 AC Power rail, 1 diode, 2 electrolyte capacitor (10µF), 10kΩ resistor, Breadboard,
1 oscilloscope, transformer, oscilloscope cables and connecting wires

Procedure 1: Half Wave Rectifier

 Set up B

1. Set up apparatus as shown in figure above.

2. Connect the oscilloscope probes appropriately to obtain the
i) Input waveform from AC voltage source

ii) Output waveform (from across the load)

3. Sketch the waveforms obtained from (2) indicating the voltage and time values.
4. Repeat procedure using set up B

Data analysis:
1. Explain the differences in you observed input and output waveforms​.
2. Comment the effect of the capacitor and what role does it play in the circuit.
Experiment 8

Title: full wave Rectification

Aim: To examine the bridge rectifier circuit for full wave rectification

To investigate the use of the capacitor for smoothing of a rectified wave

Apparatus: 1 AC Power rail, 5 diodes, 2 electrolyte capacitor (100µF and 10 µF), 1kΩ resistor, 2.
2kΩ resistor, Breadboard, 1 oscilloscope, oscilloscope cables and connecting wires

Procedure 1: Bridge Full Wave Rectifier

1. Set up apparatus as shown in figure a above. The load resistor is 1KΩ.

2. Connect the oscilloscope probes appropriately to obtain the input waveform from AC
voltage source and output waveform (from across the load)
3. Sketch the waveforms obtained clearly indicating the voltage and time values.
4. Explain the differences in you observed input and output waveforms​.
Procedure 2: Full Wave Rectifier with smoothing

1. Connect a 100µF capacitor across the load resistor R​1​as shown in figure above. The load
resistor is 10KΩ.
2. Use the oscilloscope to obtain the output waveform (from across the load)
3. Sketch the waveforms obtained clearly indicating the voltage and time values.
4. Comment on the effect of the capacitor on the observed input and output waveforms​.
5. Repeat procedure with a 10 ​µF