UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES

C.M. Recto Avenue, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines

College of Engineering and Architecture

BASIC ELECTRONICS (ECE 320)

Laboratory Activity 3

DC Power Supply Filters and Regulators.

Submitted by:

JAMORA, IVIER ROSS B.

CORNELIO, JESSON

MUSA, JOSHUA ELLIOT T.

REYES, PAUL ANTHONY A.

YAÑEZ, DAN GABRIEL

BS Mechanical Engineering – 3B

Submitted to:

ENGR. ARCEL SALEM

Instructor, ECE 320 – BASIC ELECTRONICS

October 26, 2022

 I. Objectives
1.) To plot the input and output waveforms bridge network full-wave rectifiers with filter and
regulator.
II. Theories
III. Procedure
1. Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier with Filter
a. Build the circuit shown in Figure 1 below. Use the following values:
i. Voltage source: 100 V peak-to-peak ac; 60 Hz.
ii. Diodes: 1N4005
iii. Resistor: 5.0 kΩ
iv. Capacitor: 40 µF

b. Connect an oscilloscope across the load resistor and measure the output voltage.

c. Show the output voltage waveform. Label the necessary points.

d. Connect a multimeter across the load resistor.

i. What is the peak-to-peak ripple voltage developed across the load? (include the
output waveform and locate the value needed)
ii. What is the dc output voltage developed across the load? (include the output
waveform and locate the value needed)
e. Analyze the circuit and calculate the peak-to-peak ripple and dc output voltage developed
across the load resistance. (include solutions of at least 1 test case)
f. Compare the theoretical value and the experimental values.

g. Write all obtained values in Table 1.

h. Complete Table 1 using the indicated capacitor values. (resistor value remains at
3.3 kΩ)
i. What is/are your observation/s?
j. Complete Table 2 using the indicated resistor values. (capacitor value remains at
40 µF)
k. What is/are your observation/s?
2. Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier with Filter and Regulator
a. Connect LM7805 voltage regulator to the circuit in Figure 1.

b. Connect an oscilloscope across the load resistor.

c. What is the dc output voltage of the circuit?

d. Adjust the value of the load resistance. (Your group can decide what values to use).

e. Observe the dc output voltage developed across the load resistance.

 f. What is/are your observation/s?

IV. DATA GATHERING

Figure A. Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier with Filter

Table 1. Varying Capacitance, Constant Resistance

Theoretical Experimental
Capacitor Value
Discharge
Vp(rect) VDC Vr(pp) Vp(rect) VDC Vr(pp)
time

40 uF 47.8 V 43.82 V 3.98 V 47.51 V 46.11 V 3.118 V 16.57 ms

60 uF 47.8 V 45.14 V 2.66 V 48.075 V 47.12 V 2.151 V 16.04 ms

80 uF 47.8 V 45.81 V 1.99 V 48.413 V 47.05 V 1.573 V 16.679 ms

100 uF 47.8 V 46.21 V 1.59 V 48.575 V 48.35 V 0.89 V 16.07 ms

Table 2. Varying Resistance, Constant Capacitance

Theoretical Experimental
Resistance Value
Discharge
Vp(rect) VDC Vr(pp) Vp(rect) VDC Vr(pp)
time

3.3 kΩ 47.8 V 41.76 V 6.04 V 46.683 V 44.081 V 5.188 V 16.620 ms

 5.6 kΩ 47.8 V 44.24 V 3.56 V 47.695 V 46.42 V 2.870 V 16.549 ms

7.5 kΩ 47.8 V 45.14 V 2.66 V 48.104 V 47.300 V 2.008 V 16.690 ms

10 kΩ 47.8 V 45.8 V 1.99 V 48.447 V 47.603 V 1.700 V 15.49 ms

Figure X. Voltage Output Waveform

SOLUTIONS(EXPERIMENTAL)

Figure 1, 2, and 3. Varying Capacitor

 Figure 4, 5, 6 and 7. Varying Resistance

Solution (Theoretical)
 Table 3. Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier with Filter and Regulator

Vdc 5.014 V

Voltage Load Resistance

Resistor Value Vdc

3.3 kΩ 5.014 V

5.6 kΩ 5.012 V

7.5 kΩ 5.013 V

10 kΩ 5.08 V

Figure B. Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier with Filter and Regulator

 Figure 8, 9, 10 and 11. Bridge Network Rectifier with Filter, Regulator and Varying Resistance

V. RESULT AND OBSERVATION

I. Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier with Filter

1. What is the peak-to-peak ripple voltage developed across the load? (Include the output waveform and
locate the value needed)?
Answer: 3.11 V
2. What is the dc output voltage developed across the load? (Include the output waveform and locate the
value needed)?
Answer: 46.11 V
3. Compare the theoretical value and the experimental values.
Answer: The value of both theoretical and experimental are somehow almost the same.
4. What is/are your observation/s in Table 1?
Answer: As the capacitor value increases, the output voltage increases the rippled voltage becomes
smaller and the waveform almost for a straight line. It almost looks like a DC. The capacitor have
increased it value and does cause a greater filter.
5. What is/are your observation/s in Table 2?
Answer: As the resistor value increases, the output voltage increases the rippled voltage becomes
smaller and the waveform almost for a straight line. Just like in table 1, it almost looks like a DC due
to the slight small wave. The resistor blocks or have cause a voltage drop that controls the wave form
result to that waveform.
II. Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier with Filter and Regulator
1. What is the dc output voltage of the circuit?
Answer: 5.014 V
2. Observe the dc output voltage developed across the load resistance.
Answer: The DC output voltage developed across the load resistance is constant.
3. What is/are your observation/s?
Answer: Due to the voltage regulator, it drastically regulated the output voltage resulting to a 5.011
voltage, regardless of its varying resistor value.
VII. CONCLUSION

In this experiment, the objective, which is to plot the input and output waveforms bridge
network full-wave rectifiers with filter and regulator, is achieved. We were able to understand how
the bridged network rectifier behaves in waveform with a varying resistor and a filter, the
capacitor. The capacitor has filtered out the AC Voltage into DC voltage. The resistor has caused a
voltage drop to the circuit which also contributes to the filtering into DC.

In the part of 1 of the experiment, Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier with Filter, we were able to
calculate the theoretical values of Vdc, and Vr. Also, we were able to determine the values via
experimental. We were able to understand how rectified voltage have filtered with a capacitor, and
variation of resistor and capacitor in the circuit, results to making the waveform of the circuit be a
DC voltage.

In the part 2 of the experiment, Full-Wave Bridge Rectifier with Filter and Regulator, we
were able to understand how the regulator work, it transforms the voltage output of the circuit with
filter and rectifier, into a DC current, and maintaining a voltage output value of 5.014 V.

Overall, the experiment has explained the basic concept of the importance of rectifier, filter
and regulator, in transforming of AC to DC current.