The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

University College of Engineering &

Technology

EEN-324
Power Electronics
Single-Phase Uncontrolled
Rectifiers
Chp#5
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Engr. Affifa Adeeb

 INTRODUCTION
 Rectification is a process that converts AC into DC.

 In diode based rectifiers, output voltage cannot be

controlled. So they are termed as uncontrolled
rectifiers.

 Rectifier may be n-pulse type.

Number of pulses in any rectifier configuration is given
by:

Pulse number=number of load current (or

voltage) pulses during one cycle of ac source voltage.

 Diodes are assumed to be ideal. 2

 RECTIFIER
(ONE-PULSE
RECTIFIER)
(a) With resistive load

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(B) With an Inductive (RL)
Load

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(C) With RL Load and Freewheeling
Diode

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 5.3 FULL-WAVE CENTER-
TAPPED TRANSFORMER
RECTIFIER

(Two-Pulse Rectifier)
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 Circuit Symbol

During positive half-cycle Durinig negative half cycle

Voltage and Current
waveforms

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With Inductive (RL) Load

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Input Supply Voltage

Output Voltage

Current through D1

Current through D2

Output current

Voltage across D1

Voltage across D2
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Current waveforms for highly
inductive Load

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 5.4 FULL-WAVE
BRIDGE
RECTIFIER

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With a Resistive Load

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With an Inductive Load

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