Department of Electrical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering & Applied Sciences

Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Program: B.Sc. Electrical Engineering Semester: VI

Subject EE-473 Power Electronics Date: …………….

Experiment 2: Single Phase half wave and Full wave Uncontrolled Rectifier (Hardware
PT970721 trainer + Multisim Simulation)

OBJECTIVES:

(i) To explain the basic operation of the rectifier circuit.

(ii) To explain the basic principle of single-phase rectifying with using the
diodes.

NAME: Muhammad Zeeshan SAP I’D: 12670

Performance Lab Report

Description Total Marks Description Total Marks
Marks Obtained Marks Obtained
Methodology 5 Organization/Structure 5
Literature Review 5
Implementation 5 Data Presentation 5
and completion Results and Discussion 5
Total Marks obtained

Remarks (if any): ………………………………….

Name & Signature of faculty: …………………………………

 Single Phase half wave and Full wave Uncontrolled
Rectifier

Objectives:
1. To explain the basic operation of the rectifier circuit.
2. To explain the basic principle of single-phase rectifying with using the diodes.

Introduction:
Single-Phase Half Wave Rectifier:
A rectifier is a circuit used to change AC signals to become a DC signal. The diodes are
commonly used in a rectifier circuit. The single-phase half wave rectifier is the simplest
rectifier but it is rarely used in industrial applications. Although it is the simplest, this
rectifying method is a very useful to understand more about rectifying operation. A half-wave
rectifier with a resistive load is shown in Fig a.

During the positive half-cycle of the input voltage (Us), the current will flow through the
diode D1, to the load R. During the reversed half-cycle of the input voltage, the diode D1 is
in blocking state in accordance with its characteristics. It causes the output voltage at R to
become zero. The input voltage Us, diode voltage UD, and load voltage UR are shown in Fig
b.

Besides a half-wave rectifier there is another rectifier for single phase network known as a
full-wave rectifier. Usually a full-wave rectifier for a single-phase network uses four diodes.
The diodes arranged and form a bridge configuration as in Fig. a.
During the positive half-cycle of the input voltage Us, the current flow from the main supply
to load R through the diodes D1 and D2. If the input voltage Us in the negative cycle, diodes
D3 and D4 conduct. The input voltage Us, diode voltage UD1 and load voltage UR are
shown in Fig. b. This circuit is known as bridge rectifier, and it is commonly used in
industrial application.
The output voltage of this bridge rectifier contains harmonics. A good rectifier should
produce minimal harmonic. The quality of the rectifier is determined by the harmonics
contained in output voltage, and output current. Usually, the performances of a rectifier
evaluated from the parameters below.

Procedure:
 First of all, we will open MATLAB
 Click on Simulink or write Simulink in command window
 Open a Blank Space
 Pick components from the library Browser
 Create a circuit
 Observe results on oscilloscope

Circuit Diagram:

Result and Observations:

Conclusion:
In this lab, we have observed the basic principle and operations of single-phase rectifying
with using the diodes. After this lab know we are able to achieve single-phase rectification
using diodes.