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INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS
(BED 11103)

S1`2010

LAB PRACTICAL 1

DC POWER SUPPLY

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ASSESSOR`S COMMENT: MARKS:

Task No. Unit Content & Assessment Objectives Marks
1 2 Operation of Power Supply
O Investigate and analyze the operation oI Power Supply
O Simulate the circuit using Engineering SoItware


Marking Scheme:
O %ask 1: Design oI Power Supply Circuit Ior the given speciIication
O %ask 2 : Simulation oI the designed circuit using Engineering SoItware
O %ask 3 Construct and test the designed circuit
O nalysis and Conclusion
TOTAL
PERCENTAGE

30
30
30
10
100
10

Group L01/%01 L01/%02 L02/%01 L03/%01 L03/%02 Total
No of Student 22 19 22 19 17 99
Tutor NMS NMS NMS NZ NZ 2

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Objectives

1. %o design a DC Power Supply Circuit Ior a given speciIication
2. %o simulate the designed DC Power Supply Circuit using Multisim
3. %o investigate and test the operation oI a DC Power Supply Circuit.

Components

1. Load Resistor: 220 ohm and LED
2. Capacitor Filter: 100 uF
3. Diode: 4 x IN4001
4. IC Voltage Regulator: 7808, 7805
5. Switch SW1 and SW2

Equipment

1. nalogue/Digital multimeter
2. nalogue/Digital %rainer
3. Variable transIormer
4. Oscilloscope

Task 1

Design a linear DC Power supply with the given speciIications














Methods

1. Construct the circuit oI Figure 1.

2. Turn off SW1 and SW2.










Figure 1: Schematic Diagram oI DC Power Supply
N1 N2
TR1 GR1 1N1183
SW1 SW2
N
GND
OUT
U1 LM7812C
R1 220
L
E
D
1

C
Q
X
3
5
A
+
VG1
C
1

1
0
u

A
B
3
3. Set the Voltage mplitude oI V
N2
at 15 V. Use oscilloscopes to observe the waveIorm. Draw the
waveIorm using proper scale.












4. Turn on SW1 and measure the voltage at point . Draw the waveIorm.











5. Turn on SW2. Measure the voltage at point . Draw the voltage waveIorm.












6. Measure voltage at point B. Draw the voltage waveIorm.








































|2 marks|
|2 marks|
|2 marks|
|2 marks|
4


7. Change the capacitor C1 with 47 uF. Repeat step 2 till 6.
























8. Change IC 7812 with 7805. Measure voltage at point B.




























































|4 marks|
|2 marks|
5


"uestion

1. Describe the Iunction oI rectiIier circuit in the power supply circuit.









2. Explain the Iunction oI capacitor C1 related to the measured waveIorms oI step 4 and 5.
Calculate the typical value Ior C1.









3. Explain the Iunction oI IC 7812 and 7805 associated to the waveIorms oI step 5 and 6.










4. Draw the block diagram oI Power supply unit to justiIy its three main components : RectiIier,
Filter and Regulator. Summarize the Iunction oI each.












Lecturer`s Vrification

Signature :
Date :
|4 marks|
|4 marks|
|4 marks|
|4 marks|
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Task 2

Simulate the circuit using Multisim SoItware and produce the Iollowing.

1. %he Schematic Diagram oI the circuit. |10 marks|
2. %he printout oI the simulated oscilloscope Ior
a. the Input Signal waveIorm |4 marks|
b. the %ransIormer Output waveIorm |3 marks|
c. the RectiIier Output waveIorm |3 marks|
d. the Filter Output waveIorm |3 marks|
e. the Regulator Ripple Output waveIorm |3 marks|
I. DC output waveIorm oI the Power Supply |4 marks|


Task 3

Construct the circuit on a breadboard and display the output waveIorms oI each part using the
oscilloscope.
|15 marks|


Results Observation










Figure 3: %ransIormer Output waveIorm


Scale Volts/Div

%ransIormer Output Voltage p-p

|7 marks|

Lecturer`s Verification: Signature:
Date :
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Figure 4: Output waveIorm


Scale Volts/Div

%ransIormer Output Voltage p-p


|8 marks|

Lecturer`s Verification: Signature:
Date :


Analysis and Conclusion





















|10 marks|