Introduction The purpose of the experiment is that of examining a half and full wave rectifier circuit by recording and comparing the results of each circuit: ·Without a smoothing capacitor ·With a smoothing capacitor To record the results on the ripple voltage by : ·Using different values of smoothing capacitors ·Varying the load current conditions Theory Of Half Wave Rectifier Circuit The half wave circuit is so called because current flows through the diode only for …showed first 75 words of 662 total…

…showed last 75 words of 662 total…discharge period B - C and charge period C - D is much less than that of the half wave circuit. Therefore the drop in voltage is less hence the ripple is reduced. It is easier to smooth the output of a full wave rectifier circuit than that of a half wave. Fig 3 Comparison of Halfwave / Fullwave Circuit under similar Load currents and the result on the Ripple Voltage. + Half Wave 0 Time + Full Wave 0 Time