Don Honorio Ventura State University

College of Engineering and Architecture

Department of Electronics Engineering
Bacolor, Pampanga

INDIVIDUAL REPORT

Course Code: ELECS I (LAB)

Course Title: ELECTRONICS 1 LABORATORY

Year & Section: BS ECE 2-C

Room/Time/Date: CEA A 104/7:30 AM-10:30 AM/

Experiment No: 5

Experiment Title: RECTIFIERS AND FILTERS

Date Experiment Performed: 09-06-19

Date Experiment Final Due: 09-06-19

Group Number: 3

Experiment Leader

Leeanne E Cabaltica
 Rectifiers are the part of the circuit that converts alternating current to direct current.
In our experiment, we use connecting wires, resistors, trainer, oscillosope, diode and capacitor
to perform it. We are given three circuits in which we must construct in the breadboard and
measure on the oscilloscope. First, we construct a single diode connected series with a resistor
which will be supplied by the transformer.This method is called half wave rectification. In this
wave, the negative part of wave is cut. The positive wave remains and the clipped negative
wave are changed to 0. The dc voltage is converted but it's on and off in an orderly pattern.
Next is the second circuit. 2 diodes are placed. One on the upper and the other on the lower
both facing and connected to a resistor. In the circuit, we are able to get a full wave. This full
wave rectification occur since in the positive cycle, the upper diode will be forward biased and
the other one will be reversed allowing the current to pass directly resulting to positive wave. In
the negative cycle, it is vice versa. This continuous positive wave is better since it does not turn
off. The third circuit which is the last is a fullwave rectifier with filter. In the circuit. We add a
capacitor which will act as a filter. The peak voltage we got in the output is almost same. But
the wave is different now. The height of the wave becomes smaller and farther from 0 volts.

Those three cases provides an understanding on how that kind of rectification or

filtering helps us now to easily access our electronic devices and appliances. Since most devices
uses stable direct current , a rectifier and filter is a must in electronics. Direct current which is
mostly produced by batteries are more pricey and takes more effort and waste of materials
especially if the recquired voltage is too high. Since AC can travel to long distances and it can be
accesed almost everywhere, converting it to dc by using components is practical. Among the
two type of rectification, full wave rectification is the method mostly used since the wave is on
throughout the cycle unlike the other one which is on and off. This type of method opens up
the concept of power supply. In converting AC signal to stable DC, after it is rectified, the wave
must be filtered to approach the figure that is mostly straight line. Capacitors are used to do it
and they are called filters. They act like a battery and everytime it discharges the collected
voltage will help the wave to reduce its ripple. It only means that the higher the capacitor value,
the more perfect it will be close to stable DC.