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Half Wave and Full Wave Rectifier (With and Without Filter ) Using PN Junction Diode

The document outlines a lab task on the working principles of half wave and full wave rectifiers using PN junction diodes, detailing the required apparatus, theory, advantages, disadvantages, and applications of each rectifier type. It highlights the half wave rectifier's simplicity and low cost but notes its inefficiency and high ripple production, while the full wave rectifier is more efficient but expensive. Circuit diagrams for both rectifiers are included, along with an observation section.

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Half Wave and Full Wave Rectifier (With and Without Filter ) Using PN Junction Diode

The document outlines a lab task on the working principles of half wave and full wave rectifiers using PN junction diodes, detailing the required apparatus, theory, advantages, disadvantages, and applications of each rectifier type. It highlights the half wave rectifier's simplicity and low cost but notes its inefficiency and high ripple production, while the full wave rectifier is more efficient but expensive. Circuit diagrams for both rectifiers are included, along with an observation section.

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Reg.No 21BMA0003

Name GOURABH

L39+L40
Course Code BECE101P Slot & Semester
FALL 2021-2022

Course Name BASIC ELECTRONICS

Task Title Half wave and full wave rectifier (with and without
filter ) using PN Junction diode
Date of
Date. 9.11.2021 21.11.2021
Submission

Faculty MUTHURAJA.S

School of Electronics
Engineering
VIT, Vellore

AIM:

to study the working principle Half wave and full wave rectifier (with and without
filter) using p-n junction diode

REQUIRED APPARATUS:

● Voltage
● Wires
● Ground
● Two inductors
● 4 PN junction diodes
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THEORY
The main application of p-n junction diode is in rectification circuits. These circuits are used to
describe the conversion of ac signals to dc in power supplies. Diode rectifier gives an
alternating voltage which pulsates in accordance with time. The filter smooths the pulsation in
the voltage and to produce d.c voltage, a regulator is used which removes the ripples.
There are two primary methods of diode rectification:

 Half Wave Rectifier


 Full Wave Rectifier

Working of Half Wave Rectifier


The half-wave rectifier has both positive and negative cycles. During the positive half of the
input, the current will flow from positive to negative which will generate only a positive half
cycle of the a.c supply. When a.c supply is applied to the transformer, the voltage will be
decreasing at the secondary winding of the diode. All the variations in the a.c supply will
reduce, and we will get the pulsating d.c voltage to the load resistor.

In the second half cycle, the current will flow from negative to positive and the diode will be
reverse biased. Thus, at the output side, there will be no current generated, and we cannot get
power at the load resistance. A small amount of reverse current will flow during reverse bias
due to minority carriers.

Advantages of Half Wave Rectifier


 Affordable
 Simple connections
 Easy to use as the connections are simple
 Number of components used are less

Disadvantages of Half Wave Rectifier

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 Ripple production is more
 Harmonics are generated
 Utilization of the transformer is very low
 The efficiency of rectification is low

Applications of Half Wave Rectifier


Following are the uses of half-wave rectification:

 Power rectification: Half wave rectifier is used along with a transformer for power
rectification as powering equipment.
 Signal demodulation: Half wave rectifiers are used for demodulating the AM signals.
 Signal peak detector: Half wave rectifier is used for detecting the peak of the
incoming waveform.

Working of Full Wave Rectifier


The full-wave rectifier utilizes both halves of each a.c input. When the p-n junction is forward
biased, the diode offers low resistance and when it is reversing biased it gives high resistance.
The circuit is designed in such a manner that in the first half cycle if the diode is forward
biased then in the second half cycle it is reverse biased and so on.

Types of Full Wave Rectifier


There are two main types of full-wave rectifiers, and they are:

 Two diodes full-wave rectifier circuit (requires a center-tapped transformer and is


used in vacuum tubes)
 Bridge rectifier circuit (doesn’t require a centre-tapped transformer and is used
along with transformers for efficient usage)

Advantages of Full Wave Rectifier


 The rectifier efficiency of a full-wave rectifier is high

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 The power loss is very low
 Number of ripples generated are less

Disadvantages of Full Wave Rectifier


 Very expensive

Applications of Full Wave Rectifier


Following are the uses of full-wave rectifier:

 Full-wave rectifiers are used for supplying polarized voltage in welding and for this
bridge rectifiers are used.
 Full-wave rectifiers are used for detecting the amplitude of modulated radio signals.

Circuit diagram:
Full Wave Rectifier

Half wave rectifier

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OBSERVATION:

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