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Power Electronics Lab Evaluation Rubrics

Experiment No. 01: Single Phase Half Wave Rectification with Inductive Load Psychomotor skill level: P4

Name: Roll No:

80%-100% - Excellent 50%-80% - 25%-50% – 0%-25% Repeat

Good improvement
*CLO-02 (PLO-09)
Experimental Setup Complete, accurate, neat Accurate Complete circuit set Improper circuit
(5) and professional circuit set construction of up. Set up.
up. circuit.
*CLO-01(PLO-04)
Design Half Wave Verification of all the Some minute errors Partial verification of With no or minimal
Rectifier with necessary results. in results’ its functionality results.
Resistive Load (03) verification

Design Half Wave Verification of all the Some minute errors Partial verification of With no or minimal
Rectifier with necessary results. in results’ its functionality results.
Inductive Load (04) verification

Analyze Effect of Verification of all the Some minute errors Partial verification of With no or minimal
freewheeling diode necessary results. in results’ its functionality results.
(03) verification

*CLO-02 (PLO-09)
Safety, Equipment Full attention to relevant Required attention Some attention and Did Not follow
and Material (1) safety procedures & and returned all had to be reminded directions and safety
directions. materials to clean up area and precautions. Had to
Returned all materials appropriately. equipment; and to be asked again and
appropriately and return materials. again to return
responsibly. materials
*CLO-01(PLO-04)
Lab Report (5) Write precisely and Write about 80% of Write about 50% of Cannot write or less
correctly about waveform waveform & review waveform & review than 50 %.
& answers all review questions. questions.
questions.
*CLO-01(PLO-04)
Viva (5) The related questions are Student partially Student partially able Does not answer any
fully answered. able to answer to answer simple questions.
complex/difficult question(s).
question(s).

TOTAL 26 <------Total points earned = Lab Performance Grade----->

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Experiment No. 01
Single Phase Diode Rectifier with Inductive Loads
Pre Lab Reading
Chapter 3 of Power Electronics: Circuits, Devices and Applications, by M. H. Rashid (4e).

Objectives
 Analyze the working and performance of a single phase rectifier on Multisim.
 Observe the effect of inductive load on working of a rectifier.
 Observe the effect of freewheeling diode on working of a rectifier.

Equipment (for hardware)

  AC supply
 Breadboard
 Diodes
  Resistors
 Inductor coil
 Oscilloscope
  Multi-meter
 LCR meter
 Connecting wires

Theory
When a single rectifier diode unit is placed in series with the load across an ac supply, it converts
alternating voltage into uni-directional pulsating voltage, using one half cycle of the applied voltage, the
other half cycle being suppressed because it conducts only in one direction. This is called half-wave
rectification.

Part 1 - Half Wave Rectifier with Resistive Load

Implement the circuit of half wave rectifier as shown in Figure 1.1 and record the observations as
described. Select an appropriate value of the resistor. Please read the data sheet of the diode for current
and voltage ratings.

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Performance Parameters (use oscilloscope waveform)

Peak output voltage = Vm =

Average value of output voltage = Vdc = 0.318 Vm =

Average value of output current = Idc = Vdc/R =
RMS value of output voltage = Vrms = 0.5 Vm =
RMS value of output current = Irms = Vrms/R =

Observations:
Using the waveforms displayed on oscilloscope draw the following with
proper scaling of both axes (Draw at least two cycles).
Input Voltage Waveform

Output Voltage Waveform

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Diode Voltage Waveform

Part 2 - Half Wave Rectifier with Inductive Load

Arrange the circuit as shown in Figure 1.2 here inductive load is added to the circuit. Select
appropriate value of the inductance. The transformer winding can also be used as an
inductor. While using transformer as an inductor please ensure that its other winding in not
connected to the supply. Use LCR meter to measure the inductance of the winding. Use
different values of the inductor to observe the effect of inductance on output voltage
waveform

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Observations:

Using the waveforms displayed on oscilloscope draw the following with

proper scaling of both axes (Draw at least two cycles).
Output Voltage Waveform

Diode Voltage Waveform

Part 3 - Effect of freewheeling diode

Arrange the circuit as shown in Figure 1.3. A free-wheeling diode Dm is added to the
circuit to provide path for the dissipation of energy stored in the inductor.

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Observations:

Using the waveforms displayed on oscilloscope draw the following with

proper scaling of both axes (Draw at least two cycles).
Output Voltage Waveform

Voltage Waveform across Main Diode

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Voltage Waveform across Freewheeling Diode

Lab Report

 Comment on waveforms drawn above individually.

Review Questions

1. What is difference between rectification and filtration?

2. How can we reduce the ripple content in waveform? Explain the purpose of free wheeling
diode.

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3. What is power factor of half wave rectifier?

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