Electronics & Hardware Exercise 1.8.

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Electronics Mechanic - Power supply circuits

Construct and test a Half-wave, Full wave and Bridge rectifier circuit
Objectives: At the end of this exercise you shall be able to
• construct and test a half-wave rectifier
• construct and test a two diode full-wave rectifier
• construct and test a full-wave bridge rectifier.

Requirements
Tools/Equipments/Instruments Materials/Components
• Trainees tool kit - 1 Set • Lug Board/PCB - 1 No
• Oscilloscope 0-30MHz, Dual Trace • Semiconductor diode, 1N4007 or
with probe kit - 1 No By127 - 4 Nos
• Multimeter with probes - 1 No • Step-down Transformer,
230V/12V/500mA - 1 No
• Centre tapped Step-down
Transformer, 230V/12-0-12V/
500mA - 1 No
• Main cord with Three Pin Plug - 1 No
• Resistor, 470:/1W CR25 - 1 No
• Hook up Wire -5m

PROCEDURE
TASK 1 : Construction and Testing of a Half-Wave rectifier
1 Check to confirm the good condition of the given 7 Record the difference in the calculated and measured
components. values.
2 Using Lug board/PCB, construct the Half-wave rectifier 8 Connect the two channel input probes of the CRO. Set
as shown in Fig 1. the Volt/div and Time/div of CH-1 and CH-2 such that
the two waveforms are seen clearly.
3 Connect AC mains to the Transformer and switch ON
mains. 9 From the displayed waveforms on the screen, measure
and record the following parameters;
4 Measure and record the mains voltage and transformer
secondary AC voltage VS(rms) to the rectifier in the a Peak value of Source Voltage VS (Input Volt to
Table-1. Rectifier).
5 Calculate the expected DC voltage Vdc across the load b Frequency of Source Voltage VS.
resistor RL using the formula,
c Peak value of pulsating DC - Vdc.
Vdc = 0.45VS(rms)
10 Frequency of Pulsating DC - Vdc.
Where, VS(rms) is the AC input to the rectifier.
11 Get the work checked by the Instructor.
6 Measure and record the rectifier output DC voltage Vdc
across RL using multimeter/Voltmeter.
Table 1
• Type of Transformer :
• Rated Primary Voltage :
• Rated Secondary Voltage :

Mains Secondary Calculated Measured Difference Peak Frequency Peak Frequency

supply voltage Vdc Vdc between value of VS Value of pulsating
voltage VS(rms) (3) and (4) VS of pulsa Vdc
ting Vdc

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TASK 2: Construction and Testing of a two diode Full-Wave rectifier

1 Construct the two diode Full-wave rectifier as shown in
Fig 2.
2 Connect AC mains to the centre tapped Transformer
and switch ON mains.
3 Measure and record the mains voltage and transformer
secondary AC voltage VS(rms) to the rectifier in the
Table-2.
4 Calculate the expected DC voltage Vdc across the load
resistor RL using the formula,
Vdc=0.9VS(rms)
Where, VS(rms) is the AC input to the rectifier.
5 Measure and record the rectifier output DC voltage Vdc
across RL using multimeter/Voltmeter.
6 Record the difference in the calculated and measured
values.
7 Connect the two channel input probes of the CRO. Set
the Volt/div and Time/div of CH-1 and CH-2 such that
the two waveforms are seen clearly.
8 From the displayed waveforms on the screen, measure
and record peak value of Source Voltage VS (Input Volt
to Rectifier), frequency of Source, Voltage VS, peak
value of pulsating DC - Vdc, frequency of Pulsating DC
- Vdc.
9 Get the work checked by the Instructor.

108 Electronics & Hardware: Electronics Mechanic (NSQF Level - 5) - Exercise 1.8.69