EXPERIMENT 1

SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER (SCR)

Fig. 1 Procedure

Table 1: Ohmmeter Reading

GATE(G) ANODE(A) CATHODE(K) READING(H or L)
None Positive Negative H 3M Ohms
Positive Positive Negative H 3M Ohms
None Negative Positive H 3M Ohms

Fig. 2 Operation of an SCR

Figure 2: Part 2 AA

Figure 3: Part 2 BA

Figure 4: Part 2 AA
 Figure 5: Part 2 AB

Figure 6: Part 2 BB
Table 2: SCR Operation
S1 Condition S2 Condition VG VA Condition of SCR(on
or off)
A A 1.2mV 12V off
B A 11.997V 12V on
A A 1.2mV 12V off
A B 1.2mV 12V off
B B 823.486mV 97.785mV off
EXPERIMENT 2
AC TRIGGERING OF AN SCR

ACTUAL
MINIMUM

WAVE FORM ACROSS SCR

 MID

MAXIMUM
EXPERIMENT 3
DIAC

DIAC WAVE FORM

RS WAVEFORM
EXPERIMENT NO. 5
AC TRIGGERING OF TRIAC

AT MID - POINT WITH CAPACITOR

V (i) AT MAXIMUM WITH CAPACITOR

V (MT2 MT1) AT MAXIMUM V (MT2 MT1 ) AT MID - POINTWITH

WITH CAPACITOR CAPACITOR

V (RL) AT MAXIMUM V ( RL) AT MID - POINTWITH CAPACITOR

WITH CAPACITOR
V (i) AT MINIMUM WITH CAPACITOR V (i) AT MAXIMUM
WITHOUT CAPACITOR

V ( MT2 MT1 ) AT MAXIMUM WITHOUT

V ( MT2 MT1 ) AT MINIMUM CAPACITOR
WITH CAPACITOR

V ( RL ) AT MAXIMUM WITHOUT
V ( RL ) AT MINIMUM CAPACITOR
WITH CAPACITOR
V (i) AT MID – POINT WITHOUT CAPACITOR V (i ) AT MINIMUM WITHOUT CAPACITOR

V ( MT2 MT1 ) AT MID – POINT WITHOUT V ( MT2 MT1 ) AT MINIMUM WITHOUT

CAPACITOR CAPACITOR

V ( RL ) AT MID – POINT WITHOUT V ( R L ) AT MINIMUMWITHOUT CAPACITOR

CAPACITOR