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Analog Circuit (Full Wave)

The document outlines an experiment on Full Wave Rectification as part of the Analog Electronic Circuit course at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology. It details the objective, theory, required apparatus, and observations from the experiment, highlighting the advantages of using a bridge rectifier over a half wave rectifier. The experiment successfully demonstrated the conversion of AC to DC using a full wave bridge rectifier.

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Analog Circuit (Full Wave)

The document outlines an experiment on Full Wave Rectification as part of the Analog Electronic Circuit course at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology. It details the objective, theory, required apparatus, and observations from the experiment, highlighting the advantages of using a bridge rectifier over a half wave rectifier. The experiment successfully demonstrated the conversion of AC to DC using a full wave bridge rectifier.

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Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology

Course Title: Analog Electronic Circuit – I Sessional

Course code: 1206


Exp. No: 03
Exp. Date: 29.05.2024
Submission Date: 11.09.2024

Submitted by, Submitted To,

Mst. Rabeya Khatun Abu Hanif Pramanik


Roll: 2210001 Assistant Professor,
Session: 2022-2023 Dept. Of
Dept. Of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Experiment Name: Full wave rectification

Objective: The objective of this experiment to design and analyze full wave circuit and to
understand the working principle of this circuit and measure its output characteristics likes
amplitude, peak voltage etc.

Theory: The full wave rectifier converts both halves of each waveform cycle into pulsating DC
signal using four rectification diodes. Like the half wave circuit, a full wave rectifier circuit
produces an output voltage or current which is purely DC or has some specified DC component.
Full wave rectifiers have some fundamental advantages over their half wave rectifier counterparts.
The average (DC) output voltage is higher than for half wave. In this experiment, we will use full
wave bridge rectifier for full wave rectification. The main advantage of this bridge circuit is that
it does not require a special center tapped transformer, thereby reducing its size and cost.

Bridge Rectifier is a type of Full Wave Rectifier that uses four diodes to form a close-loop bridge.
The diodes conduct in pairs through each positive and negative half cycle, leading to no wastage
of power. The Bridge Rectifier does not require a center tap over the secondary winding of the
transformer. A single-Phase Bridge Rectifier is constructed using four Diodes D1, D2, D3, and
D4, connected in a closed loop configuration that forms a bridge. The diodes are arranged in a
manner that they conduct in pairs during positive half cycles.

The Characteristics of a bridge Rectifier include the following-

• Efficiency: The efficiency of a bridge rectifier is defined as the ability of the bridge
rectifier to convert input Alternating Current (AC) to Direct Current (DC).

• Peak Inverse Voltage: The maximum voltage across the load.

• Ripple Factor: The output of a Bridge rectifier is not pure DC, but rather pulsating DC as
it contains a mixture of DC and AC. The AC components in the rectified output are called
ripples.
Ripple Factor is defined as the percentage of ac component (or ripples) in the rectified DC
output.

Required Apparatus:

• AC power supply
• Diode (e.g., 1N4007)
• Resistor (Load resistor)
• Oscilloscope
• Multimeter
• Breadboard and connecting wires.
Circuit Diagram:

Fig. Full wave Rectifier

Simulation from pspice:

Output voltage

Input voltage
Voltage waveform from Oscilloscope:

input waveform:

Output waveform:

Discussion: The observed output waveform on the pspice showed a full wave bridge rectification.
By using this bridge rectifier, we can get dc current from ac sources. By comparing to the half
wave this full wave rectifier is good for converting ac as we get output voltage for negative part
as well. The experiment successfully demonstrated the working principle of a full-wave rectifier.

References
Bridge Rectifier Circuit, Construction, Working, and Types. (n.d.). Retrieved from Electronics For You:
https://www.electronicsforu.com/technology-trends/learn-electronics/bridge-rectifier-circuit-
construction-working-
types#:~:text=Bridge%20Rectifier%20is%20a%20type,secondary%20winding%20of%20the%2
0transformer.
Full Wave Rectifier. (n.d.). Retrieved from Electronics tutorial: https://www.electronics-
tutorials.ws/diode/diode_6.html

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