NAME: REY LIMBAGO AMBAG DATE: 21/03/2022

SECTION: BSEE 2B SUBJECT CODE: EE 45A

ACTIVITY 4
HALF-WAVE RECTIFIER

Introduction:
A half wave rectifier is defined as a type of rectifier that only allows one half-cycle of an AC voltage
waveform to pass, blocking the other half-cycle. Half-wave rectifiers are used to convert AC voltage to DC
voltage, and only require a single diode to construct.

Objective/s:
• To observe the characteristics of half-wave rectifier without filter.
• To observe the characteristics of half-wave rectifier with filter.

Activity:
Watch the video and do the following activities.

1. Half-Wave Rectifier without Filter

a. Draw the circuit diagram.

b. Fill-up the table. Write the values being recorded on the experiment shown in the video.

i. Without Filter

No. RL IDC VDC VAC Ripple Factor

500kΩ 14.1mA 5.38 V 6.76 V 1.194
1kΩ 6.7mA 5.46 V 6.82 V 1.164
10kΩ 0.7mA 5.49 V 6.92 V 1.153

c. Conclusion
Only the positive half-cycles pass through a half-wave rectifier, while the negative
half-cycle is blocked. A negative half-wave rectifier, on the other hand, will only allow
negative half-cycles to pass through the diode while blocking the positive half-cycle. The
orientation of the diode is the only difference between a positive and negative half wave
rectifier. The diode is now facing the opposite way. As a result, only when the AC
waveform is in its negative half cycle will the diode be forward biased. The pulsating DC
waveform we derived from the theory above is the output waveform. When a half-wave
rectifier is used without a filter, the result is as shown.

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2. Half-Wave Rectifier with Filter
a. Draw the circuit diagram.

b. Fill-up the table. Write the values being recorded on the experiment shown in the video.

i. With Filter

No. RL IDC VDC VAC Ripple Factor

500kΩ 34.2 mA 14.11 V 1.47 V 0.41
1kΩ 18.3 mA 15.3 V 0.83 V 0.38
10kΩ 2 mA 16.7 V 0.12 V 0.36

c. Conclusion

The operation of the capacitor or the filter can be explained as follows. The
capacitor charges to the peak voltage Vm as the rectifier output voltage increases. The
rectifier output voltage tries to fall just after the positive peak. As the source voltage falls
below Vm, the capacitor will attempt to transmit current back to the diode, causing it to
be reverse biased. As a result, the diode separates/disconnects the source from the
load, and the capacitor discharges through the load until the source voltage exceeds the
capacitor voltage. The diode re-conducts, the capacitor is re-charged to the peak value
Vm, and the process is repeated.

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