====== Experiment 3: Rectifiers  ======

===== Objectives of the experiment =====

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Getting to know the following components
  * Half-wave rectifier, bridge rectifier 
  * Ripple voltage 
  * Fixed voltage regulator
  * Three-phase AC, three-phase bridge rectifier
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Applying
  * Voltage analysis in the time domain using a simulation program
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===== Preparation for the lab =====

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Read the documents for Experiment 3 here. \\
These will be made public one week before the experiment.
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===== Preparation for the oral short test =====

For this experiment you should 
  - be able to apply and explain the following concepts:
    - Characteristic curve of an ideal and a real diode
    - Structure and physical operating principle of a diode
    - Half-wave and bridge rectifier circuit 
      - Structure 
      - Differences when using ideal vs. real diodes
      - Output voltage for a given input voltage
      - Reason and function of the additional capacitor
      - Applications
    - Graphical and analytical determination of characteristic values of a periodic signal, e.g. 
      - Amplitude, peak-to-peak value
      - Period, frequency, angular frequency
      - DC component, rectified average value, RMS value, 
      - Zero-phase angle (leading? lagging?)
    - Graphical and analytical use of multiple sinusoidal signals, e.g.
      - Phase shift, 
      - Addition in the time domain and phasor diagram

An interactive visualization of a full-bridge rectifier can be found here.


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