PHYSICS

PROJECT REPORT

ON

Full Wave Rectifier

SUBMITTED TO: Ms. Naeem Fatima

SUBMITTED BY: Khizar Abdur Rahman

12TH SC C
INDEX:

1.AIM
2.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
3.CERTIFICATE
4.INTRODUCTION
5.MATERIALS REQUIRED
6.CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
7.WORKING
8.BIBLOGRAPHY
AIM:

To construct a full wave rectifier

and show that 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
formularization and there were sources that helped me
in giving the ideas a physical form/shape. I am
extremely grateful to my mentor, Ms. Naeem Fatima
, for her invaluable guidance in the project right from
the beginning. Her 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 a helping hand when required.

Khizar Abdur Rahman

XII-Sc-C
Certificate

This is to certify that Khizar Abdur Rahman student of

Class XII, Jamia Sr. Sec. School has completed the
project titled. “ Full Wave Rectifier ” during the
academic year 2023-24 towards partial fulfillment of
credit for the Physics Project, and submitted working
model and satisfactory report , as compiled in the
following pages, under my supervision.

Ms. Naeem Fatima

(Teacher’s Signature)
Introduction

A full wave rectifier is a device which is used to rectify all

the alternating current components in an alternating
supply and make it purely a direct current. The two
alternating halves of an alternation current are rectified
in a full wave rectifier which is an advantage over a half
wave rectifier. Most electronic devices cannot withstand
very high voltage or alternating current due to its intense
high power. The use of batteries in all devices is not
practical as their replacement and durability is a huge
problem as the device has to be dismantled each time
for such a replacement. So these rectifiers are used in
most of the electronic devices like TV’s, Radios,
Chargers, and Lightings etc.
Materials required in
the construction:
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 KΩ)

9] P-N junction diodes

10] A LED

11] Insulation tape, Blades, soldering wax,

soldering lead, soldering iron &
sand paper.
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 two diodes 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

1st when the A.C. is supplied to the transformer, it steps

down the 230V main supply to 6 volts. It has a capability
of delivering a current of 500mA. The 6 volts A.C.
appearing across the secondary is the RMS value and
the peak value is 8.4 volts. During the 1st half cycle of
the A.C. input Diode D1 is forward biased and a current
‘I’ flows in the circuit in the direction S1D1 ABEOS1.
During this time diode D2 is reverse biased. So it does
not conduct any electric cur rent. During the next half
cycle the diode D2 is forward and D1 is reversed. Hence
D2 conducts current in the direction S2D2ABEOS2 and
D1 does not conduct any current. In subsequent half
cycles of the A.C current the above processes are
repeated. In both the half cycles it is clear that current
flows through the resistor in only one direction ABE.
Even though the voltage across RL is unidirectional it
will still contain a few A.C components. This is filtered
and made smooth using a capacitor, which filters 99% of
the A.C current. A resistor is then used to adjust the
output voltage. Capacitor also nearly filters all A.C
components from the supply and resistance is adjusted
for the required output. As this is a simple circuit,only
one capacitor and a resistance are being used. But
there will be slight factor of A.C. current still left in the
output but it is negligible. The output Direct Current and
voltage light up the LED.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Physics Textbook for Class XII, NCERT

Modern's abc of PHYSICS

LABORATORY MANUAL OF PHYSICS(Universal

Publications)

• Encyclopedias
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