Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT)

Lab Report
Experiment No : 02
Experiment Name : performance analysis of a three-phase half-wave & full-wave uncontrolled rectifier
Program : B.Sc. Engineering in EEE
Course Code: EEE378
Course Title : Power Electronics Lab

Submitted To
Md. Sanwar Hossain
Assistant Professor, Department of EEE
Submitted By
Md. Imran Hossain
Id: 17182108017
Experiment – 2: performance analysis of a three-phase half-wave & full-wave uncontrolled rectifier

Objective:

1. Understand and learn how diode characteristics are used to rectify three-phase AC voltage to DC
voltage.

2. Learn the advantages of full-wave rectifiers over half-wave rectifiers.

3. Learn the disadvantages of uncontrolled rectifiers

Theory:

A three-phase half-wave rectifier is shown in Figure 2-1. In the case of using load resistance (R), the output
waveform can be shown as in Figure 2-2. Like the figure, through the center tab, each a, b, c phase is a
single-phase half-wave rectification circuit, so a three-phase half-wave rectification circuit can be
considered as consisting of three single-phase half-wave rectification circuits. Whichever diode D1, D2,
and D3 have the biggest voltage across it will conduct.
Circuit Diagram:
Work on Psim:

Three Phase half wave

Three phase full wave

Discussion: Here, we have found a performance analysis of a three-phase half-wave & full-wave
uncontrolled rectifier in PSIM. As a result, we have been able to make a beautiful visual by the circuit
diagram. Therefore, our diagram of any math will be easy to solve.