MEASUREMENT OF RIPPLE FACTOR FOR FULL WAVE RECTIFIERS
AIM:
To study the ripple factor and regulation characteristics of a full wave rectifier.
EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED:
SL.NO. NAME OF THE RANGE QUANTITY
EQUIPMENT
1. Transformer 12v-0v-12v 1
2. Capacitor 2
0.1 µF
3. Resistor 470Ω 1
4. PN junction diode 2
IN 4007
5. Bread Board - 1
-
6. CRO 1
FORMULA USED:
FULL WAVE RECTIFIER:
Full wave rectifier:
It converts an AC voltage in to a pulsating DC voltage using both half cycles of the
applied AC voltage. It uses two diodes of which one conducts during positive half cycle while
the other conducts during negative half cycle. During positive half cycle of the input signal anode
of the diode D1 becomes positive with respect to cathode and at the same time anode of the diode
becomes negative. Hence D1 conducts and D2 will not conduct during positive half cycle. During
negative half of the input anode of the diode D1 becomes negative and anode of diode D2 becomes
positive. Hence D1 does not conduct and D2 will conduct. The load current flows through D2 and
voltage drop across RL will be equal to the input voltage.
PROCEDURE:
1. Connect the circuit as per the circuit diagram.
2. Connect the CRO across the load.
3. From the waveform in the CRO screen, note down the amplitude and frequency along with
multiplication factor.
4. Calculate the ripple factor.
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM FULL
WAVE RECTIFIER
MODEL
GRAPH
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TABULATION:
TYPE OF Vm Time Ripple
RECTIFIER Period factor
Full Wave
Rectifier
VIVA QUESTIONS:
1. Define Full wave rectifier?
2. What is the formulae for Vdc for FW Rectifier?
3. What is the formulae for Vrms for FW Rectifier
4. What type of output we get from FW Rectifier?
5. What is the value of Ripple factor for FW Rectifier?
RESULT:
Thus the input & output waveforms are drawn for full wave rectifiers
and ripple factor calculated
