EE-312L Power Electronics

Laboratory Experiment 2
Contents

1 Appratus........................................................................................ 1
2 TASK 1: Half wave rectifier with resistive load................................ 1
2.1 Circuit Diagram ....................................................................1
2.2 Output Voltage ...................................................................... 2
2.3 Input Voltage .........................................................................2
2.4 PIV diode voltage.................................................................3
2.5 Performance Parameters .................................................. 3
3 TASK 2: Half wave rectifier with inductive load ............................. 4
3.1 Circuit Diagram ....................................................................4
3.2 Output Voltage ...................................................................... 4
3.3 Diode Voltage ........................................................................ 5
3.4 Comments .......................................................................... 5
4 TASK 3: Half wave rectifier with free-wheeling diode ...................6
4.1 Circuit Diagram ....................................................................6
4.2 Output Voltage ...................................................................... 6
4.3 Main diode voltage............................................................ 7
4.4 Free-wheeling diode voltage ............................................ 7
4.5 Comments .......................................................................... 7
5 TASK 4: Full-wave Rectifier with inductive load .............................. 8
5.1 Circuit Diagram ....................................................................8
5.2 Output Voltage with resistive ............................................8
5.3 Output voltage inductive.................................................... 9
5.4 Comments .......................................................................... 9
6 TASK 5: Operation of diode at high frequency ............................... 9
6.1 Circuit Diagram ....................................................................9
6.2 General purpose diode at 50kHz frequency ..................... 10
6.3 Comments .......................................................................... 10
6.4 Table for general purpose diode ....................................... 10
6.5 Table for High frequency diode ........................................ 11

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List of Figures
1 Half wave rectifier. .........................................................................1
2 Output VOltage ................................................................................2
3 Output Voltage ...................................................................................2
4 Caption ...........................................................................................3
5 Half wave rectifier. .........................................................................4
6 Output Voltage ...................................................................................4
7 Diode Voltage ..................................................................................... 5
8 Half wave rectifier with free-wheeling diode................................ 6
9 Output Voltage ...................................................................................6
10 Main diode voltage ........................................................................ 7
11 Free-Wheeling diode voltage ..........................................................7
12 Full wave rectifier with inductive load........................................... 8
13 Output Voltage resistive................................................................. 8
14 Output voltage inductive ................................................................ 9
15 Full wave rectifier with inductive load........................................... 9
16 General Purpose diode at 50kHz frequency ................................... 10

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1 Appratus
• AC supply.
• Diode.
• Diode bridge.
• Resistors.
• Inductor.
• Oscilloscope.
• Multimeter.
• Connecting wires.

2 TASK 1: Half wave rectifier with resistive load

2.1 Circuit Diagram

Figure 1: Half wave rectifier.

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2.2 Output Voltage

Figure 2: Output VOltage

2.3 Input Voltage

Figure 3: Output Voltage

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2.4 PIV diode voltage

Figure 4: Caption

2.5 Performance Parameters

Peak output voltage = Vm = 50V
Average value of output voltage = Vdc = 0.318 Vm = 15.9 R =
1kohms
Average value of output current = Idc = Vdc/R = 0.0159A RMS
value of output voltage = Vrms = 0.5 Vm = 25V RMS value of
output current = Irms = Vrms/R = 0.025A Output DC power =
Pdc = Vdc*Idc = 0.25281A
Output AC power = Pac = Vrms*Irms = 0.625W
Peak Secondary Current of transformer = Im = Vm/R = 0.05A

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3 TASK 2: Half wave rectifier with inductive load
3.1 Circuit Diagram

Figure 5: Half wave rectifier.

3.2 Output Voltage

Figure 6: Output Voltage

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3.3 Diode Voltage

Figure 7: Diode Voltage

3.4 Comments
In this section, the inductor acts as passive source of voltage in half cycle.

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4 TASK 3: Half wave rectifier withfree-wheeling diode
4.1 Circuit Diagram

Figure 8: Half wave rectifier with free-wheeling diode.

4.2 Output Voltage

Figure 9: Output Voltage

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4.3 Main diode voltage

Figure 10: Main diode voltage

4.4 Free-wheeling diode voltage

Figure 11: Free-Wheeling diode voltage

4.5 Comments
In this section the free wheeling diode actually shorts out the negative half cycle
and omits the inductor passive current.

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5 TASK 4: Full-wave Rectifier with inductive load
5.1 Circuit Diagram

Figure 12: Full wave rectifier with inductive load.

5.2 Output Voltage with resistive

Figure 13: Output Voltage resistive

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5.3 Output voltage inductive

Figure 14: Output voltage inductive

5.4 Comments
Full wave rectifier works normally with both resistive and inductive load.

6 TASK 5: Operation of diode at high fre-

quency
6.1 Circuit Diagram

Figure 15: Full wave rectifier with inductive load.

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6.2 General purpose diode at 50kHz frequency

Figure 16: General Purpose diode at 50kHz frequency

6.3 Comments
General purpose diode does not omit negative part at higher frequencies as compared
to high frequency diode.

6.4 Table for general purpose diode

Sr Frequency (kHz) Turn off time (usec)

1 50 5.05
2 100 2.526
3 150 1.89
4 200 1.53
5 250 1.300
6 300 1.128
7 350 0.997
8 400 0.895
Table 1: General purpose diode

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6.5 Table for High frequency diode

Sr Frequency (kHz) Turn off time (usec)

1 50 5.055
2 100 2.5266
3 150 1.685
4 200 1.265
5 250 1.013
6 300 0.844
7 350 0.72
8 400 0.634
Table 2: High frequency diode

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