Reg. No.

: 2019-EE-076 Section: B

Experiment 3
January 18, 2022

Full Wave Controlled Rectifier

Objectives

1. To analyze full wave R-firing network of SCR

2. To analyze full wave RC-firing network of SCR

3.1 R-Triggering circuit

Circuit Diagram

Figure 3.1: Full wave rectifier with r-triggering

Sketch voltage waveform across load resistance for firing angle.

Sketch voltage waveform across thyristor for firing angle used in graph above.

3.1 RC-Triggering circuit

Now update the circuit in Figure 3.1 to look like as shown in Figure 3.2

Figure 3.2: Full wave rectifier with RC triggering

Sketch voltage waveform across load resistance for firing angle.

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Sketch voltage waveform across thyristor for firing angle used in graph above.

Post-Lab Assignments
1. Design and simulate a circuit for generating square waveform of 4 kHz with
different duty cycles using 555 timers.

Frequency & Duty Cycle calculate by using formula:

𝑡1 = 0.693 × (R1 + R2) × C

𝑡2 = 0.693 × R2 × C

𝑇 = 𝑡1 + 𝑡2 = 0.693 × (R1 + 2R2) × C

.
𝑓=
( )

Output Waveform:
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Figure 1: 50% Duty Cycle and 4kHz Frequency

Figure 2: 80% Duty Cycle and 4kHz Frequency

2. Design and simulate a circuit for generating square waveform of 4 kHz with
different duty cycles using TLP494.

Values of R & C designed by hit and trial method.

Output Waveform:
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Figure 3: 30% Duty Cycle with 4kHz frequency

Figure 4: 75% Duty Cycle with 4kHz frequency