FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

Hamdard Institute of Engineering & Technology

Hamdard University

TO DESIGN AND SIMULATE

A
FULL WAVE RECTIFIER CIRCUIT

BY: HAMMAD ALI

2339-2020

APPLIED PHYSICS LAB

LAB TITLE

ENGR. ADEEL KHAN

LAB INSTRUCTOR NAME

Project:

Hamdard Institute of Engineering & Technology, Hamdard University

SharaeMadinat Al-Hikmah, Muhammad Bin Qasim Avenue, Karachi 74600, Pakistan.
 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
Hamdard Institute of Engineering & Technology
Hamdard University

To design and simulate a Full Wave Rectifier circuit. 

Components required:

   Function generator, CRO, Regulated Power supply, resistor, diode, connecting wires. 

Vlab Specifications Taken:

 
Full wave circuit design has been implemented on the virtual breadboard using following
specifications:
·  Power Supply: +10v and -10v
·  Function generator: Selected wave with following specifications:
   Frequency = 1KHz. 
   Amplitude: 5V 
   Duty cycle = 50%
·  Resistor R1: 10.36K

Theory:

The conversion of AC into DC is called Rectification. Electronic devices can convert AC power into DC
power with high efficiency. A drawing of a full-wave bridge rectifier is given below. The bridge is
composed of four diodes in a diamond shape. During the positive half-cycle of input voltage vin the
terminal ‘A’ is at positive potential with respect to the terminal ‘B’ and because if this diodes D1 and
D2 are forward biased whereas diodes D3 and D4 are reverse biased. The current therefore flows
through diodes D1, D2 and load resistor RL. During the negative half-cycle of input voltage waveform,
on the other hand, the diodes D3 and D4 are forward biased whereas the diodes D1 and D2 are
reverse biased. As a consequence, current flows through diodes D3 and D4. The input and output
voltage waveform may be analytically written as: 
                                           ;
 and   
                                             

             
where

Circuit Diagram

Hamdard Institute of Engineering & Technology, Hamdard University

SharaeMadinat Al-Hikmah, Muhammad Bin Qasim Avenue, Karachi 74600, Pakistan.
 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
Hamdard Institute of Engineering & Technology
Hamdard University
 

 
Procedure:
 
1.     Connect the circuit as shown in the circuit diagram.
2.     Give the input signal as specified.
3.     Switch on the power supply.
4.     Note down the value of AC and DC voltages from the CRO
5.     Draw the necessary waveforms on the graph sheet.
 
Observations:
 
1.     Observe the output waveform from CRO.
2.     Measure the value of AC and DC voltages of the output waveform from the CRO.
3.     Calculate 

Hamdard Institute of Engineering & Technology, Hamdard University

SharaeMadinat Al-Hikmah, Muhammad Bin Qasim Avenue, Karachi 74600, Pakistan.
 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
Hamdard Institute of Engineering & Technology
Hamdard University

VLab Observations Obtained:

 
1.     output waveform frequency =1KHz
2.     Oupur Voltage Vpl = 1.02V
3.     Vrms = Vpl/squareroot2 = 0.721V
4.     Vdc = 2Vpl/pi = 0.649V
  
 
Result:

The Full Wave Rectifier circuit design output waveforms have been studied and the required
parameters have been calculated. 

Precautions:
 
1.     Connections should be verified before clicking run button.
2.     The resistance to be chosen should be in Kohm range.
3.     Best performance is being obtained within 50Hz to 1Mhz

Hamdard Institute of Engineering & Technology, Hamdard University

SharaeMadinat Al-Hikmah, Muhammad Bin Qasim Avenue, Karachi 74600, Pakistan.