PHYSICS PROJECT

ON
FULL WAVE
RECTIFIER

By: Daksh Patel

STD: XII - B
Roll No: 12

INDEX
1.AIM
2.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
3.CERTIFICATE
4.INTRODUCTION
5.MATERIALS REQUIRED
6.CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
7.WORKING
8.BIBLOGRAPHY

AIM

To construct a full wave rectifier and

show that that Alternating Current is
rectified into a Direct Current.

Introduction
A full wave rectifier is a device which is used to
rectify all the alternating current components in
an alternating supply and make it purely a direct
current. The two alternating halves of an
alternation current are rectified in a full wave
rectifier which is an advantage over a half wave
rectifier.
Most
electronic
devices
cannot
withstand very high voltage or alternating current
due to its intense high power. The use of
batteries in all devices is not practical as their
replacement and durability is a huge problem as
the device has to be dismantled each time for
such a replacement. So these rectifiers are used
in most of the electronic devices like TVs,
Radios, Chargers, and Lightings etc.

Materials required in the

construction
Connecting wires
A Plug
Single lead wire - 2m
3 Nuts & Bolts 2 to 3cm length
A Circuit board
A Transformer
A Capacitor
A Resistor (1 K )
P-N junction diodes
An LED
Insulation tape, Blades, soldering wax,
soldering lead, soldering iron & sand paper.

Circuit Diagram

Connection details
Connections are done as in the circuit. The A.C.
supply is given to both the input wires of the
transformer and the two ends of the
secondary coil is given to the P side of the two
diodes and the N side of the diodes are twined
and then connected to one en d of the capacitor
and the other end to the centre tap lead and to
the resistor. Further, the other end of capacitor
with the diode connect ion is connected to the
other end of the resistor. Connect 2 leads on both
the ends of the resistor to measure the output

and this is connected to the +ve & -ve terminals

of the bulb.

Working

1st when the A.C. is supplied to the transformer,

it steps down the 230V main supply to 6 volts. It
has a capability of delivering a current of 500mA.
The 6 volts A.C. appearing across the secondary
is the RMS value and the peak value is 8.4 volts.
During the 1st half cycle of the A.C. input Diode
D1 is forward biased and a current I flows in the
circuit in the direction S1D1 ABEOS1. During this
time diode D2 is reverse biased. So it does not
conduct any electric current. During the next half
cycle the diodeD2 is forward and D1 is reversed.
Hence D2 conducts current in the direction
S2D2ABEOS2 and D1 does not conduct any
current. In subsequent half cycles of the A.C
current the above processes are repeated. In
both the half cycles it is clear that current flows
through the resistor in only one direction ABE.
Even though the voltage across RL is
unidirectional it will still contain a few A.C
components. This is filtered and made smooth
using a capacitor, which filters 99% of the A.C
current. A resistor is then used to adjust the
output voltage. Capacitor also nearly filters all
A.C components from the supply and resistance
is adjusted for the required output. As this is a
simple circuit, only one capacitor and a
resistance are being used. But there will be slight
factor of A.C. current still left in the output but it

is negligible. The output Direct Current and

voltage light up the LED.

GRAPH

BIBLIOGRAPHY
Physics-Textbook for Class XII ; NCERT
Moderns abc of PHYSICS
Encyclopaedias

Websites:
www.google.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.ncert.nic.in

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my
physics mentor Mr Anish Pillai, for his vital
support,
guidance
and
encouragement
throughout the year.
I am grateful to my parents whose blessings and
wishes have gone a long way in the completion
of this arduous task.
I thank my friends and batch mates, without their
prompt support my efforts would have been in
vain.
THANK YOU ALL!!

Daksh Patel
XII-B

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr Daksh Patel of class XII

of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans has successfully
completed the project on FULL WAVE RECTIFIER
within the stipulated time with sincerity and
devotion under my guidance towards the
fulfilment of credit for the Physics Project
evaluation.

Mr Anish Pillai
(Faculty of
Physics)