HALF WAVE AND FULL
WAVE RECTIFICATION
Electronics I Lab
Experiment-2
Objectives
• To calculate, draw and measure the DC output voltages of
half-wave and full-wave rectifier circuits
• To observe and calculate the output after a capacitor filter
• Use MULTISIM to perform transient analysis of rectifier
circuits
Equipment and Components Required
• Silicon Diode (1N4001)
• Digital Multi-meter (DMM)
• Function Generator
• Center tapped transformer
• Resistances
Basics
Power Supply Layout
Ripple Voltage
Half-Wave Rectification
Full-Wave Rectification
Full-Wave Rectification
Full-Wave Rectification
Capacitor Filter
𝐶1 = 10𝜇𝐹
𝐶2 = 20𝜇𝐹
𝐶3 = 100𝜇𝐹