VOLTAGE DOUBLER CIRCUIT WITH 555

TIMER

A Project report submitted in partial fulfilment

of the requirements for the degree of B. Tech in Electrical Engineering

By

ASHFAQUE ARSHAD (11701614014)

AKSHAY KUMAR (11701614005)
DEBAYAN MANNA (11701614019)
SURESH SAHU (11701614056)
Under the supervision of

MR. SUBHASIS BANERJEE

Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, RCCIIT

Department of Electrical Engineering

RCC INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CANAL SOUTH ROAD, BELIAGHATA, KOLKATA – 700015, WEST BENGAL
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT)
© 2018

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It is my great fortune that I have got opportunity to carry out this project work under the supervision
of (Voltage Doubler Circuit with 555 Timer Circuit under the supervision of Mr. Subhasis
Banerjee) in the Department of Electrical Engineering, RCC Institute of Information Technology
(RCCIIT), Canal South Road, Beliaghata, Kolkata-700015, affiliated to Maulana Abul Kalam
Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), West Bengal, India. I express my sincere
thanks and deepest sense of gratitude to my guide for his constant support, unparalleled guidance
and limitless encouragement.

I wish to convey my gratitude to Prof. (Dr.) Alok Kole, HOD, Department of Electrical
Engineering, RCCIIT and to the authority of RCCIIT for providing all kinds of infrastructural
facility towards the research work.

I would also like to convey my gratitude to all the faculty members and staffs of the
Department of Electrical Engineering, RCCIIT for their whole hearted cooperation to make this
work turn into reality.

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Name and Signature of the Student
Place:
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 Department of Electrical Engineering
RCC INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
GROUND FLOOR, NEW BUILDING,
CANAL SOUTH ROAD, BELIAGHATA, KOLKATA – 700015, WEST BENGAL

CERTIFICATE

To whom it may concern

This is to certify that the project work entitled (Voltage Doubler Circuit with
555 timer) is the bona fide work carried out by (Ashfaque Arshad
(11701614014), Akshay Kumar (11701614005), Debayan Manna
(11701614019), and Suresh Sahu (11701614056), a student of B.Tech in the
Dept. of Electrical Engineering, RCC Institute of Information Technology
(RCCIIT), Canal South Road, Beliaghata, Kolkata-700015, affiliated to Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology (MAKAUT), West Bengal, India,
during the academic year 2017-18, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
the degree of Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering and that this
project has not submitted previously for the award of any other degree, diploma
and fellowship.

_____________________ ________________________
Signature of the Guide Signature of the HOD

Name: Name:

Designation Designation

___________________________

Signature of the External Examiner

Name:

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 : Table of Contents:

Page no.

1. Introduction 5

2. Theory 6-9

2.1 Working Principle 10-11

3. Hardware Model 12-13

4.Algorithm and Software Program 14.

5. Observations and Results 15 .

6.Conclusions 16

Appendix A 25-30

A.1 555 Timer 17-18

A.2 Diode 19-21

A.3 Resistor 22-24

A.4 Capacitor 25-26

A.5 Transformer 27-28

A.6 DC MOTOR 29

A.7 Voltage Regulator 30-32

A.8 Potentiometer 33

A.9 Rectifier 34-37

Application, Advantage 38

Disadvantage 39

References 40

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INTRODUCTION

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 THEORY

A combination of two diodes and capacitors which are appropriately connected

in such a way that it doubles the voltage of the supply is one of the simplest
form of the voltage multiplier.
An electronic voltage multiplier circuit which take the DC input supply and
doubles the voltage by using the charging and discharging principle of
capacitors is known as a voltage doubler circuit. It consists of mainly electronics
components such as capacitors and diodes.

The figure shown above is a simple voltage double circuit which take input
as AC supply voltage and rectify it into DC voltage and generate DC output
voltage that is approximately twice the AC supply voltage.

There are different types of voltage doubler circuit such as voltage doubler
circuit as shown above. There are also voltage doubler circuit which doubles the
supply voltage but are in phase opposition.

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 Figure 2 Voltage doubler circuit with phase opposition

The figure shown is a voltage doubler circuit which take input AC voltage and
generate DC output voltage is appropriately double of the input voltage and are
phase opposition of it.

V01=Vm - Vmsinwt = VD1

Also V01 = -VD2 -2Vm
VD2 = -2Vm – V01 =-2Vm - (2Vmsinwt – Vm)
=-(Vmsinwt + Vm)

Figure 3 Waveform of Voltage doubler circuit with phase opposition

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 VOLTAGE DOUBLER CIRCUIT USING 555 TIMER

The voltage doubler circuit using 555 timers is one of the simplest form of
voltage multiplier that uses two diodes, five capacitors and 555 timers. The
555 Timer IC yields square waves of 2 KHz frequency with the help of two
resistors R1 and R2 and one capacitor C1. The forward biases diode D2 and C3
are connected in series to intensify the signals. The diode D1 prevents from
complete discharge of the capacitor C3 and capacitor C4.It is generally used
for protection purposes.

Figure 4 Doubler Circuit with 555 Timer

The basic components use in this circuit such capacitors C3, C4 diodes D1,
D2 are used for boosting and amplifying the input signal. The circuit
components are selected with appropriate ratings. The circuit accepts the
input signal voltage ranging from 3V to 12V. If the input voltage exceeds this
specified range the components may damage permanently. The diodes used in
this circuit are IN4007, if we use diode other than IN4007, then output voltage
may decrease due to different breakdown voltage.

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Ideally, the figure shown above take the input signal and doubles the signal in
its output terminal. If the input voltage is 12V then the output will be 24V,
but practically it cannot be possible because of the presence of diodes which
allow 0.7V losses for silicon and 0.3V losses for germanium.

Voltage Multiplier

V01 = V03 = V05 = Vmsinwt + Vm

V02 = V04 = ………. = Vmsinwt - Vm

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 Working Principle

First we divide the circuit into two parts. First part consists of 555 timer IC
operates in astable mode. It generates square wave pulses and second part
consist of two diodes and five capacitors for rectifying the signal and then
double output voltage. 555 timer IC is operating in astable mode to generate the
square wave pulse of approximately 2KHz. The frequency of 555 timer is decided
by resistors and capacitors. The formulae of frequency is given as:
F=1.44/(R1+2*R2) *C1
Where R1, R2 is the resistor(ohm)
C1 is capacitor(microfarad)
When output of 555 TIMER IC is low, Diode D1 is forward biased and Capacitor

C3 get charged using the Diode D1. Capacitor C3 get charged up to the supply

voltage, which is now 6V. Now when the output at PIN 3 of 555 Timer goes high,

D1 get reversed biased and block the discharge of the capacitor C3 and at the

same time D2 is forward biased and allow the C4 to charge. Now the Capacitor

C3 and the input supply voltage, means 6V of capacitor C3 and 6V of input

supply, so it is charges up to 10V (approximately twice the supply voltage).

Value of the supply voltage is change using the potentiometer to 9V. Again the

Capacitor C3 get charged through Diode D1 but this time to 9V because of change

in the supply voltage to 9V. When the output at PIN 3 goes high, D1 get reversed

biased and block the discharge of the capacitor C3 which is current equal to the

supply voltage 9V and at the same time D2 is forward biased and allow the C4 to

charge. Now the Capacitor C3 and the input supply voltage, means 9V of capacitor

C3 and 9V of input supply, so it is charges to approximately 17.5V (approximately

twice the voltage supply). This continue for

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different value of supply voltage which is adjusted by changing the nob of

potentiometer.

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 HARDWARE MODEL

The aim of this project is to develop a circuit which will step up the applied DC

voltage using voltage doubler circuit. A 555 timer is used in astable mode to

get the output approximately twice the input voltage. The output from the 555

timer is given to a voltage doubler circuit to get the anticipated output.

This system comprises of a voltage doubler circuit which is a combination

of five capacitors, two resistors and two diodes. It contains a 555 timer which is

running in astable mode. The input voltage applied is about 12 volts DC and

the output voltage is about 20 volts DC.

The output of 555 timer passes over a voltage doubler to get around 12V

DC with 20% regulation owing to circuit parameters. Thus we get 22V DC

approximately.

The load should be limited to less than 5 mA as drawing higher current

would result in further poor regulation causing the output voltage falling

below the predictable level. The output voltage can be measured with the help

of a multi-meter.

Further the project can be improved by adding multiple stages for getting

three to six times the input voltage. We are getting 12V AC voltage from the

circuit by 230/12V step down transformer. Then we rectify circuit along with a

regulator. In the rectifier circuit there are four 1N4007 diodes, one capacitor of

470uF 25V, one capacitor of 1uF (63V) and a 220 ohm resistors. From the

rectifier we get the steady DC voltage from variable AC voltage as well as we are

getting pulsating DC voltage waveform from sinusoidal AC waveform. Then we

can regulate the voltage through 10k potentiometer and 7812.

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 The voltage doubler using 555 timer circuit and getting the twice of the

input voltage in the output. In the circuit we have joined a 555 timer IC, two

1N4007 diodes, a 10k and 33k resistors, 0.1uF, and 0.01uF and three

470uF Capacitors.

For application purpose, we have attached a 300 rpm, 12V DC motor for

speed controlling. From this project experiment, we can control speed of motor.

Hardware model of voltage doubler circuit

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 SOFTWARE PROGRAME

Circuit diagram of voltage doubler using 555 timer IC is successfully run in

proteus 8 software.

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 OBSERVATION TABLE AND RESULTS

Sl. Desired Output Actual Difference

No. Supply Voltage(VS)
Voltage Output (D)
(Vd) Voltage
(Vo)
1 2 4 3.7 0.3

2 4 8 7.4 0.6

3 6 12 11.4 0.6

4 8 16 14.9 1.1

5 9 18 16.7 1.3

6 12 24 22.4 1.6

The result has been shown perfectly. The output voltage is twice the

input voltage. If we supply 5V at the input then we are getting 9.5V at the

output voltage. The reduction in 5% of voltage is due to the circuit

element (mainly due to diodes which 0.7V). The following pictures are

showing the results.

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 CONCLUSION

The 555 timer output voltage is made to pass through the voltage

doubler circuit for doubling the output voltage. But for maintaining good

voltage regulation and to evade output voltage from falling below the

estimate level, we must limit the load to less than 5mA. Thus by estimating

the high current drawing loads we can evade the poor voltage regulation. By

adding more number of multiple stages, we can obtain an output voltage

that is equal to three to six times the input voltages. We can also use voltage

divider to get half, one-fourth, one-eighth of DC voltages.

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 APENDIX A

HARDWARE COMPONENTS WITH SPECIFICATIONS

1. 555 TIMER:

The 555 timer IC is an integrated circuit (chip) used in variety of

timer, pulse generation and oscilloscope applications. The 555
timer can be used to provide time delays, as an oscillator and as
a flip-flop element. Derivatives provide up to four
timing circuits in one package.

Introduced in 1971 by American company Signetics, the 555 is

still in widespread use due to low price, ease of use, and
stability. It is now made by many companies in the original
bipolar and in low power CMOS types.

The IC 555 has three operating modes:

Bistable mode or Schmitt trigger – the 555 can operate as a

flip-flop, if the DIS pin is not connected and no capacitors is
used. Uses include bounce-free latched switches.

Monostable mode – in this mode, the 555 functions as a one-shot

pulse generator. Applications include timers, missing pulse
detection, bounce free switches, frequency divider, capacitance
measurement, pulse-width modulation (PWM) and so on.

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Astable(free running) mode – the 555 can operate as an electronic
oscillator. Uses include LED and lamp flashers, pulse generators,
logic clocks, tone generation, security alarms, pulse positions
modulation and so on. The 555 timer can be used as a simple
ADC, converting an analog value to a pulse length e.g., selecting a
thermistor as timing resistor allows the use of the 555 in a
temperature sensor and the period of the output
pulse is determined by the temperature.

555 timer IC

Internal structure of 8 pin 555 timer IC

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 2. Diodes:

Diode, an electrical component that allows the flow of current in only

one direction. That is the current should always flow from the Anode
to cathode. The cathode terminal can be identified by using a grey
bar in practical picture.

The most common type of diode uses a p-n junction. In this type of
diode, one material (n) in which electrons are charge carriers abuts
a second material (p) in which holes (places depleted of electrons
that act as positively charged particles) act as charge carriers. At
their interface, a depletion region is formed across which electrons
diffuse to fill holes in the p-side. This stops the further flow of
electrons. When this junction is forward biased (that is, a positive
voltage is applied to the p-side), electrons can easily move across
the junction to fill the holes, and a current flows through the
diode. When the junction is reverse biased (that is, a negative
voltage is applied to the p-side), the depletion region widens and
electrons cannot easily move across. The current remains very
small until a certain voltage (the breakdown voltage) is reached
and the current suddenly increases.

1N4007 diode picture

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For 1N4007 Diode, the maximum current carrying capacity is 1A it
withstand peaks up to 30A. Hence we can use this in circuits that are
designed for less than 1A. The reverse current is 5uA which is
negligible. The power dissipation of this diode is 3W.

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Specifications of 1N4007 Diodes:

Average forward current is 1A

Non-repetitive Peak current is
30A Reverse current is 5uA.
Peak repetitive Reverse voltage is
1000V Power dissipation 3W
Available in DO-41 Package

We are using two diodes for the voltage doubler using 555 timer
circuit and another four 1N4007 diodes for rectifier circuit.

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 3.RESISTORS:

A resistor is an electrical element that limits or regulates the flow

of electrical current in the circuit. It is a passive element means
it cannot generate signal.

All other factors being equal, in a direct-current (DC) circuit, the

electric current through a resistor is inversely proportional to its
resistance, and directly proportional to the voltage across it.
According to the Ohm’s Law:
I is proportional to V (Temperature is constant)
I = V/R (1/R is proportional constant)
R=V/I

Resistor does not depend on voltage or current but it depends on

the ratio of V to I. If the resistor does not depend on current then it
is linear otherwise it is non-linear.
Resistor depends upon the type of material and dimensions but
resistivity only depends upon type of material. Unit of Resistance
is ohm.
Reciprocal of resistance is conductance
G = 1/R = I/V (Mho or Siemen)
Reciprocal of Resistivity is called Conductivity
= 1/ = L/RA (1/ -m or Siemens/m)
Resistors can be made-up in a variety of ways. Most common
type of resistor is graphite mixed with clay and then hard-bitten.

Resistor depends on temperature.

R2 = R1(1+1(t2 – t1))
Where 1 is temperature coefficient

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Another type of resistor is made from Nichrome. The component is
made up of wound wire resistor. The resistor can handle higher
amount of currents having the same composition and physical size
of the normal resistor.

Various type of resistors

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Specifications of 33k Resistors:

4. Resistance (Ohms) - 33K

5. Power (Watts) - 1W
6. Tolerance - ±5%
7. Composition - Metal Oxide Film
8. Temperature Coefficient - ±300ppm/°C
9. Lead Free Status - Lead Free
10. RoHS Status - RoHS Compliant

Specifications of 10k Resistors:

5. Resistance (ohm) - 10000

6. Power (Watts) - 0.25
7. Tolerance (%) - -5
8. Package - Axial Leaded
9. Product Type - Resistor
10. Size - Standard
11. Mounting Feature - Through Hole
12. Resistor Type - Carbon Film
13. Maximum working voltage: 250V

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4.Capacitors:-

A capacitor is two parallel plate passive electronic component that

stores the energy in the form of an electrostatic field. In its simplest
form, a capacitor consists of two conducting plates separated by an
insulating material called the dielectric. The charge on the
capacitor is proportional to supply voltage.
q is directly proportional to V
q = CV (C is prop. Constant)
C=q/V (Farads)
The capacitance of parallel plate is directly proportional to the
surface areas of the plates(A), and is inversely proportional to the
separation between the plates (d). Capacitance also depends on
the dielectric constant of the substance.
C is proportional to A
C is inversely proportional to d
C = A/d
 = 0r
0 = Absolute Permitivity = 8.85 x 10-12 F/m
If the capacitance doesn’t depend upon on voltage then it is known
as Linear capacitor otherwise non-Linear.

The standard unit of capacitance is the farad. However, this is a

large unit; most common units are the microfarad, abbreviated µF
(1 µF =10-6 F) and the picofarad, abbreviated pF (1 pF =10-12 F).

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Specifications of 33k capacitors:

Package - 10*17
Manufacturer - LCSC
Operating Temperature - -40℃ -
+105℃

Capacitance - 1000uF
Lead Spacing - 5
Size(mm) - 10x16
Lifetime - 2000Hrs
Voltage – Rated - 25V
Tolerance - ±20%
Temperature – 105⁰C

Specifications of 0.1uF capacitors:

50V Rated
0.1µF
Z5U Temperature Coefficient
±20% Tolerance
Radial Case with .100″ Lead Spacing

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 14. Transformer:

A transformer is a device that step-up and step-down alternating

potential without change in frequency. It works on principle of
mutual Induction.

A transformer consists of a soft iron coil with two coils wound

around it which are electrically not connected to one another.
They are mutually connected. The flux produce is mutually
coupled.

The coil to which the alternating voltage is supplied is called

the primary coil or primary winding. Due to alternating voltage a
potential difference is developed which is supplied to the primary
winding the resulting alternating current in the primary coil
produces a changing magnetic field around it. This changing field
induces an alternating current in the secondary coil. The size of
the induced voltage resulting from the induced current in the
secondary coil depends on the number of turns in the secondary
coil.

Step down transformer:

A transformer in which the output (secondary) voltage is less
than its input (primary) voltage is called a step-down transformer.
The number of turns on the primary side of the transformer is
greater than the turn on the secondary side of the transformer, i.e.,
T2 < T1. The step-down transformer is shown in the figure below.

step-up transformer The voltage turn ratio of the step-down

transformer is 2:1. The voltage turn ratio determines the

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magnitude of voltage that transform from primary to secondary
windings of the transformer.

Step-down transformer is made up of two or more coil wound on

the iron core of the transformer. It works on the principle of magnetic
secondary windings of the transformer. Thus the voltage transforms from
primary to the secondary winding of the transformer.

Ratings of transformer:

PRIMARY VOLTAGE: 230 VAC

SECONDARY VOLTAGE: 12 VAC

STANDARD: According to EN-61558-2-6

ISOLATION CLASS: T40/B
DIELECTRIC STRENGHT: 4600V
(between primary and secondary)
2300V (between primary and mass)

PROTECTION DEGREE: IP00

PROTECTION CLASS: I
FREQUENCIES: 50 Hz
CONNECTION: Screw faston terminals
WINDING: Enamelled copper wire class H separated primary and secondary

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 6. DC Motor:

Motor is a device which transforms the electrical energy into

mechanical energy. The working principle of the motor is the
interaction between the magnetic field and the current to produce
a force within the motor which helps the motor to do work.

The motor principle is basically based on Faraday's Law, which

states that, it is the conservation of electrical and mechanical
energy.

DC motor is one type of motor that uses the DC current to

convert electrical energy into mechanical energy.

When the electric current passes through a coil in a magnetic field,

a magnetic force will be generated, which produces a torque in the
DC motor.

Dc motor rating:

RPM: 300 at 12V

Voltage: 4V to 12V
Stall torque: 23Kg-cm at stall
current of 8.4A@12V Shaft
diameter: 8mm Shaft length:
17.5mm Gear assembly: Spur
Brush type: Carbon Motor
weight: 280gms

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 7. Voltage regulator:

A voltage regulator is an electronic circuit that maintains constant

output voltage independent of the variations in input voltage and
load resistance.
It rejects power surges, spikes which can cause harm to sensitive
electronics.

7812 Voltage regulator is a one of the type of fixed linear voltage

regulator circuit. It belongs to IC 78xx voltage regulator family.

The 7812 voltage regulator IC is easily to use and available

at cheap cost.
The last two digits of 7812 indicates the output voltage which
is 12 V.

The IC 7812 is a positive voltage regulator which means that it

produces the positive voltage with respect to the ground.

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Specifications of 7812 voltage regulator
Output Type: Fixed
Output Voltage: +12V DC
Current Output: up to 1.5A
Input Voltage: 14 - 36VDC
Quiescent (standby) current: 8mA
Dropout Voltage (Max): 2V
Current: 1A
Category: Linear Voltage Regulators - Standard
Polarity: Positive

Operating Temperature: 0 to 125°C

Mounting Style: Through Hole Pin
Spacing Pitch: 2.54mm
Dimensions: 10.4 x 4.6 x 9.15mm

7812 voltage regulator IC

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Specifications of LM317T Voltage Regulator

The LM317T is a positive adjustable voltage regulator designed to supply

more than 1.5 A of load current with an output voltage adjustable over a
1.2 to 37 V range. The nominal output voltage is selected by means of
only a resistive divider, making the device exceptionally easy to use and
eliminating the stocking of many fixed regulators.:-

0.1 % line and load regulation

Floating operation for high voltages
Current limiting, Thermal shutdown and SOA control
Applications: -Power Management

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8. Potentiometer:

A potentiometer is a physically adjustable variable resistor with 3

terminals. Two terminals are connected to two ends of a resistive
element, and the third terminal connects to a sliding contact,
called a wiper, moving over the resistive element. The position of
the wiper determines the input voltage of the potentiometer. The
potentiometer basically functions as a variable voltage divider. The
resistive element can be seen as two resistors connected in series
(potentiometer resistance), where the wiper position determines the
resistance ratio of the first resistor to the second resistor.

A potentiometer is also commonly known as a potentiometer or

pot. The most common form of potentiometer is the single turn
rotary potentiometer. This type of pot is often used in audio
volume control (logarithmic taper) as well as many other
applications. Different materials are used to construct
potentiometers, including carbon composition, cermet, wire
wound, conductive plastic or metal film.

Specifications of potentiometer:
Type: Rotary also known as Radio POT
Resistance: 10k
Power Rating: 0.3W
Maximum Input Voltage: 200Vdc
Rotational Life: 2000K cycles

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 9. Rectifier circuit:

A rectifier is an electrical device consists of two or more diodes

connected appropriately that converts alternating current (AC) to
direct current (DC). A diode is like a one-way valve that allows an
electrical current to flow in only one direction and block in reverse
direction. Diode is unilateral element means that element
characteristics are not same in both directions of current. This
process is called rectification.

A rectifier can take the shape of several different physical forms

such as solid-state diodes, vacuum tube diodes, mercury arc
valves, silicon-controlled rectifiers and various other silicon-based
semiconductor switches.

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A rectifier is an electrical device that converts AC to DC. AC
regularly reverses direction, while DC flows in one direction
only.

Rectification produces a type of DC that encompasses active

voltages and currents, which are then adjusted into a type of
constant voltage DC, although this varies depending on the
current's end use. The current is allowed to flow uninterrupted
in one direction, and no current is allowed to flow in the
opposite direction.

Almost all rectifiers contain more than one diode in particular

arrangements. A rectifier also has different waveforms, such as:

Half Wave: In this case either positive or negative wave pass

through and other is block. It is not much efficient because
only half of the input waveform reaches the output.
Full Wave: In this case it reverse the negative part of
voltage and then double the output by combining with
the positive part.

Single-Phase AC: Two diodes can form a full-wave rectifier if the

transformer is centre-tapped. Four diodes arranged in a bridge
are needed if there is no centre-tap.
Three-Phase AC: Usually uses three pairs of diodes

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 CLASSIFICATION OF RECTIFIER
Uncontrolled Rectifier: It convert fixed AC supply into fixed
DC supply. It uses only diodes.
Half Controlled Rectifier (Semi Converter): It convert fixed AC
supply into variable DC supply. It uses both diodes and SCR.
Fully Controlled Rectifier (Full Converter): It convert fixed AC
supply into variable DC supply. It uses SCR only.

Rectifiers are used in various devices, including:

DC power supplies
Radio signals or detectors
A source of power instead of generating
current High-voltage direct current power
transmission systems
Several household appliances use power rectifiers
to create power, like notebooks or laptops, video
game systems and televisions.

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 Circuit diagram of rectifier

Lists of components of rectifiers:

1. Four diodes – 1N4007

2. Two capacitors – 2200uF, 470uF
3. Two resistors – 1k, 220 Ohm
4. Transformer – 230/12VAC

5. Regulator –lm317t

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10. APPLICATIONS:
Cathode ray tubes.
X- Ray systems.
Laser systems.
Computer applications.

11. ADVANTAGES
Construction is simple.
Less cost & size.
It doubles input voltage.

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12. DISADVANTAGES
However, this circuit is very useful to generate higher voltage from a low
power source, but this can only deliver up to 50mA current. So it should
only be used for low current driven applications.
Also the output voltage may be unstable, so a voltage regulator (IC78XX)
of proper rating can be used regulation and smooth output. But voltage
regulator IC itself consume some current, and reduce the deliverable
current (must not exceed 70mA).

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 REFERENCES

1. Analog Electronic Circuits by Soumitra K. Mandal

2. Power electronics: converters, device, and Applications by

M.H. Rashid

3. Power electronics by P.S Bimbhra

4. Power electronics by M.D. Singh and K.B. Kanchandani

5. Power electronics by V.R. Moorthi

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