INTRODUCTION

A rectifier was used for converting ac to dc. The purpose of rectifier is to produce an output
that is purely dc. There are two type of rectifier which is half-wave and full-wave rectifier. The
different between them is the output they were produced. Half-wave rectifier is the type of
rectifier that rectifies only one half cycle of the waveform either positive or negative cycle
while full-wave rectifier will rectifies both half cycle of applied input voltage.
There are two type of full-wave which is the bridge rectifier and the center-tapped
transformer rectifier. Bridge rectifier built with four diode while center-tapped rectifiers only
use two diode but the output of them is same.

Table 1 Result of simulation and calculation for the bridge rectifier with R-L load.
Simulation Calculation
Input Voltage (Vm) V 100
Output Voltage (Vo) V 62.05
Input Current (Im) A 0.007829
Output Current (Io) 6.205
THDi (%) 11.56
THDv (%) 0.40
Reactive power (VA) 90.13
Real power (W) 461.2

Table 2 Result of the simulation and the calculation for the bridge rectifier with R load.
Simulation Calculation
Input Voltage (Vm) V 100
Output Voltage (Vo) V 62.06
Input Current (Im) A 0.007829
Output Current (Io) 6.206
THDi (%) 0.84
THDv (%) 0.42
Reactive power (VA) -0.7633
Real power (W) 489.7

Table 3 Result of the simulation and the calculation for the bridge rectifier with high inductance value of the R-L load
Simulation Calculation
Input Voltage (Vm) V 100
Output Voltage (Vo) V 62.06
Input Current (Im) A 0.007829
Output Current (Io) 6.206
THDi (%) 1.46
THDv (%) 0.66
Reactive power (VA) 14.29
Real power (W) 489.3
Uncontrolled Full-wave RL load

Figure 1: Full-wave rectifier with RL load circuit diagram.

Value of Vo and Io from calculation:

 2() 2()
Vo = Io=

2(100) 2(100 )
Vo= = 63.6 V Io= = 6.36 A
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Value of Vo and Io from the simulation:

Vo = 62.05 V Io = 6.205 A

Figure 2: Input and Output voltages waveform.

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Figure 3: Input and Output currents waveform.

Controlled Full-wave Rectifier with RL load

Figure 4: Circuit simulation of Controlled full-wave rectifier with RL load

Figure 5: Voltage and current output waveform

Controlled Full-wave Rectifier with RL load (Discontinuous)

Figure 6: Value of the inductance changed to smaller

Figure 7: Voltage and current output waveform for discontinuous current.

Figure 8: Three phase full-wave rectifier circuit.

Figure 9: Input and output waveform of three phase full-wave rectifier.