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SCR-PHASE Control Eme

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SILICON-CONTROLLED RECTIFIER PHASE CONTROL

OBJECTIVES:

1. To become acquainted with the dynamic characteristics of the


siliconcontrolled rectifier (SCR).

2. To study the delay of firing by gate control of the SCR.

MATERIALS:

1- Resistor, 2.2K Ω
1- Resistor, 5K Ω
1- Potentiometer, 500K Ω
1- Rectifier Diode, 1N4001
1- Silicon-Controlled Rectifier, 2N5060
1- Miniature Lamp
1- Breadboard
1- VOM
1- Step-Down Transformer (Multi-Tapped)
1- Dual-Trace Oscilloscope

PROCEDURES:

1. Connect the experimental circuit as shown.

2. Connect the oscilloscope probes Channel 1 across the SCR (anode


to cathode) and Channel 2 across the load (miniature lamp).

3. Adjust the potentiometer to produce a 30° conduction cycle.

4. Draw the waveforms across the SCR in Graph A and across the load
in Graph B.

5. Measure gate current, IG, anode current, IA, anode voltage, VA,
cathode voltage, VK, gate voltage, VG, and the potentiometer
resistance, RPOT, recording the various readings in Table 1.

6. Repeat Steps 3 to 5 for 60° and 90° conduction angles setting as listed
in Table 1.
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:

IA
Lamp

2.2K Ω

AC 500K Ω 2N5060
6 VRMS
1N4001
IG

5K Ω

Figure 1

DATA AND RESULTS:

Conduction / Firing Angle


VOM
Measurements
60º 90º
30º

IA (mA) 383 mV 432 mA 520 mV

IG (mA) 0A -1.61 pA -1.78 pA

VA (V) 313 mA 1.05 V 991 mV

VK (V) 2.389 V 1.957 V 1V

VG (V) 133 mV -97.7 mV -149 mV

RPot (Ω) 4,600 ohms 11,100 ohms 13,765 ohms

Table 1
90° Conduction cycle 13,765
ohms

60° Conduction cycle 11,100


ohms

30° Conduction cycle


4,600 ohms
Graph A Graph B

Graph C Graph D
Graph E Graph F

QUESTIONS:

1. If the SCR is triggered very early, the power delivered to the load is
(maximum, minimum or zero).
- If the SCR is turned on very early in the AC cycle, the load will
receive the greatest amount of power. This is so that, because the
SCR will conduct for a longer period of time, more current may
reach the load. Conversely, an early SCR trigger could cause an
excessive current flow, which would damage the SCR or the load.

2. During this time, the waveform across the load will look like a
(halfwave rectified, full wave rectified, complete) AC signal.
- The waveform across the load will resemble a half-wave rectified
AC signal if the SCR is triggered reasonably early. This is because
only during the positive half of the waveform can current flow
through the load due to the SCR's limited conductivity.

3. Also, the resistance of the potentiometer is set at its (maximum,


minimum) resistance.
- The resistance of the potentiometer is set to its maximum. This
ensures that the triggering current is lowered and maybe
improves control over the SCR's conduction.

4. In order to turn “ON” an SCR, its anode should be at (positive, negative)


voltage while the cathode at (positive, negative) voltage and a small
duration of (positive, negative) gate voltage should be applied.
- An SCR must have its cathode at negative voltage and its anode
at positive voltage in order to be turned "ON." Additionally, a brief
period of positive gate voltage must be applied.
OBSERVATIONS:
- In the SCR phase control experiment, it was discovered that
varying the phase angle at which the SCR is triggered could affect
the load's average power delivery. By delaying the SCR's
activation, the amount of the AC waveform that is allowed to pass
through to the load can be reduced, lowering the average power.

CONCLUSION:
- The SCR can be used as a phase control device in AC circuits to
regulate the amount of power delivered to a load. By adjusting the
triggering angle, the SCR can modify the average current and
power flowing through the load, enabling applications such as
motor speed control, lighting control, and heating regulation.

NOTE:

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