INDEX

1. AIM

2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

3. CERTIFICATE

4. INTRODUCTION

5. MATERIALS REQUIRED

6. CIRCUIT DIAGRAM

7. WORKING

8. BIBLOGRAPHY
 AIM

“To construct a half wave rectiier and show

that Alternating Current is rectified into a
Direct Current”
 Acknowledgement
The project could have never been possible
without the support of various sources. It is
extremely impossible to thank every individual
who has helped me in completing this project.
Some people have helped in the basic sources
that helped me in giving the ideas a physical
form/shape. I am extremely grateful to my
mentor,
Mr. Bfor his invaluable guidance in the project
right from the beginning. His vital support helped
the project to take a logical and suitable shape. I
take this opportunity to thank the School
authorities, for extending their full support and
cooperation in the project. Last but not the least; I
would like to thank everyone who has offered
helping hand when required.
 CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that ……………………… (Roll_No:
…………....……) student of Class XII, Crescent Public
School, Sec:VI , B.S.City completed the project
titled. “HALF Wave Rectiier” during the academic
year 2022-23 towards partial fulillment of credit
for the Physics Project evaluation of AISSCE 2023,
and submitted working model and satisfactory
report, as compiled in the following pages, under
my supervision.

Signature of Signature of
Internal examiner External examiner
 Introduction
A half wave rectiier is a device which is used to
rectify all the alternating current components in
an alternating supply and make it purely a direct
current. A half wave rectifier circuit uses only one
diode for transformation. A half wave rectifier is
defined as a type of rectifier that allows only one
half cycle of an A.C. voltage waveform to pass
while blocking the other half cycle.

Materials required
1. Connecting wires
2. A plug
3. Single lead wire - 2m
4. 3 nuts & Bolts 2 to 3cm length
5. Circuit board
6. A Transformer
7. A capacitor
8. A Resistor (1 K Ω )
9. P-N junction diodes
10. A LED
11. Insulation tape, Blades, soldering
12. wax, soldering lead, soldering iron

circuit diagram
Connection details:
Connections are done as in the circuit. The A.C.
supply is given to both the input wires of the
transformer and the two ends of the secondary
coil is given to the P side of the one diode and the
N side of the diodes are twined and then
connected to one end of the capacitor and the
other end to the center tap lead and to the
resistor. Further, the other end of capacitor with
the diode connect ion is connected to the other
end of the resistor. Connect 2 leads on both the
ends of the resistor to measure the output and
this is connected to the +ve& -ve terminals of the
bulb.

Working
When A.C. is supplied to the primary coil, the
secondary coil of the transformer supplies desired
alternating voltage across A and B. During the
positive half cycle of an A.C., the end A is positive
and end B is negative. The diode D is forward
biased and current I flows through the load
resistance. As the input voltage increases or
decreases, the current I increases or decreases
and so does output voltage across the load
resistance.
Output voltage across load resistance of same
waveform as the positive half wave of the input.
During the negative half cycle, the end A becomes
negative and B becomes positive. The diode is
reverse biased and no current flows. No voltage
appears across load resistance.In the next positive
half cycle again we get output voltage.The output
voltage is unidirectional but pulsating. Since the
voltage across the load resistance appears only
during the positive half cycle of the input A.C. the
process ois called half wave rectification.
 Bibliography

For the successfull completion of this project,I

have take halp from following sources :
• Physics – Textbook for XII (NCERT)
• Modern’s ABC of Physics
• Laboratory Manual (RachnaSagar Pub.)
• New simplified physics – by S.L.Arora