Experiment 1: Uncontrolled Rectifier: Power Electronics
Experiment 1: Uncontrolled Rectifier: Power Electronics
Experiment 1: Uncontrolled Rectifier: Power Electronics
Objectives:
a) Implementation of single phase uncontrolled (HW & FW) rectifier using diodes.
1. Design of capacitive filter to restrict the output voltage ripple to 10%.
2. Observe the effect of load change on output voltage ripple along with capacitor.
3. Observe the effect of filter capacitor on the nature of supply current.
b) Implementation of Three phase uncontrolled (Three pulse & Six pulse) rectifier using
diodes.
1. Design of capacitive filter to restrict the output voltage ripple to 5%.
2. Observe the effect of load change on output voltage ripple along with capacitor.
3. Observe the effect of filter capacitor on the nature of supply current.
Apparatus required:
(i). 230/12 V single phase transformers, Three phase auto transformer
(ii). 1Ω, 25 W resistor or current sensors
(iii). Two-channel oscilloscope
(iv). 47Ω , 100Ω, 500 Ω 20W resistors
(v). Filter capacitors as per the requirement
Instructions:
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(i). Chapter 3, article 3.10. Bimbhra, P. S., and Surinder Kaur. Power electronics. Vol.
2. Khanna publishers, 2012.
(ii). Chapter 10, article 10.5, Rashid, Muhammad H. Power electronics handbook:
devices, circuits and applications. Academic press, 2010.