LAB 2b
LAB 2b
LAB 2b
EXPERIMENT : 2b TITLE : SINGLE PHASE HALF-WAVE AND FULL WAVE UNCONTROLLED RECTIFIER (Practical) OUTCOME :
Upon completion of this unit, student should be able to: i. Handle the practical work on the power electronics converters using appropriate equipment. [CLO3](PLO2,LD2,P3) OBJECTIVES : 1. Justify the results in Lab 2a 2. Describe the performances of these Rectifiers 3. Describe the differences of these Rectifiers COMPONENTS/EQUIPMENTS: 1. Diodes 1N4002 2. Resistor 1kohm 3. LED 4. AC Supply Unit 5. Oscilloscope 6. Digital Multimeter
BRIEF THEORY
One of the important applications of the P-N junction diodes is in converting alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC). Half-wave rectifiers can be used, but they are highly inefficient in converting AC power to DC power. Additionally they have high contents of harmonics, which are difficult to filter out and to smooth out the ripple in the rectified AC power. On the other hand, full-wave rectifier improves on the conversion efficiency of AC power to DC power. It will also reduce the harmonic contents of the rectified waveform and reduce the requirement on the smoothing filter needed to reduce the ripple in the rectified waveform. PART 1: Single Phase Half Wave Rectifier PROCEDURE : 1. Construct the circuit in Figure 1. 2. Set the AC Supply Unit with 12V and connect to the circuit. 3. Connect the probe of the oscilloscope to point A and point B. 4. Draw the waveform obtained. 5. Next, connect the diode in opposite direction. 6. Repeat Step 3 and 4. PART 2: Single Phase Full Wave Rectifier PROCEDURE : 1. Construct the circuit in Figure 1. 2. Set the AC Supply Unit with 12V and connect to the circuit. 3. Connect the probe of the oscilloscope to point A, point B and point C. 4. Draw the waveform obtained. 5. Measure the current at point D. (Remember to select DC range at your digital multimeter) 6. Next, connect the diode in opposite direction. 7. Repeat Step 3 to 5. Notes:
1. In the previous experiment, the value of your voltage was 17Vp where p = peak. 2. In this experiment, the value of your voltage from the AC Supply Unit is not in peak value, instead is in rms value. 3. Therefore the conversion of the Vp to Vrms can be done through Vrms = (Vp/2). RESULTS: As your result: print out: 1. Sketch the respective graphs complete with their labels indicating forward biased and reversed biased. 2. Complete the chart at the next page. 3. Discuss the results by comparing the simulation results and the practical results. Table 1: Results Single Phase Half Wave Rectifier Vin Vout Part 1: Point A Point B Single Phase Full Wave Rectifier
Part 2:
Point B
Point D
Point A
Point C