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POWER ELECTRONICS LAB
BSc. Electrical Engineering
8th semester
Summer-2022
LAB Manual 01
Introduction to Multisim Software
SUBMITTED BY:
NAMES REGISTRATION NUMBER
Sabahat Tabbassum 18-EE-001
Arooba Ijaz 18-EE-016
Syed Irtaza Hussain 18-EE-046
Mohsin Javaid 18-EE-082
Noor Fatima 18-EE-094
Sabahat Gul 18-EE-100
SUBMITTED TO:
Engr. Habib
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, TAXILA Page 1 of 25
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LAB 01
LAB OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this lab are:
▪ To learn about the MULTISIM software
▪ To learn about different functions, components and tools that are present in the
MULTISIM
▪ To learn about interactive, DC sweep, and transient mode of analysis in the
MULTISIM
▪ To learn about the graphs and its different functions for the analysis of the graph
EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED
▪ Laptop/Computer with MUTLISIM installed.
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
MULTISIM
Multisim is the schematic capture and simulation application of National Instruments Circuit
Design Suite, a suite of EDA (Electronics Design Automation) tools that assists you in
carrying out the major steps in the circuit design flow. Multisim is designed for schematic
entry, simulation, and feeding to downstage steps, such as PCB layout.
MULTISIM INTERFACE:
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The toolbars present are:
▪ Standard Toolbar
▪ Main Toolbar
▪ Simulation Toolbar
▪ View Toolbar
▪ Components Toolbar
▪ Virtual Toolbar
▪ Instruments Toolbar
1. Standard Toolbar
BUTTON DESCRIPTION
With this button, we can create a new file from here. (ctrl+N)
From here, we can open a folder.(ctrl+O)
From here, we can open the sample files, if we have any.
From here, we can save our project file specifying the location where we
want it to save.(ctrl+S)
With this tool we can direct print if printer is connected to our device.
This tool is for the print preview, you can preview how your snip is gonna
print. We can specify the number of copies and page range. We can also set
the orientation like landscape or portrait.
This tool is used to cut the certain component, a part of the circuit or the
whole circuit.(ctrl+X)
This tool is used to copy the component, a part of the circuit or the whole
circuit.(ctrl+C)
This tool is used to paste the components which was either ‘cut’ or
‘copy’.(ctrl+V)
This tool is used to undo. This will remove the changing you have made
and will retain the previous state of your work.
This tool is used to redo. If you make the changings but mistakenly undo it
can, you can recover it via ‘redo’ tool.
2. Components Toolbar
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BUTTON DESCRIPTION
This tool is used to directly access or place the source. Pressing this tool
will open all kind of voltage sources.
This tool is used to directly place the basic components like resistors,
capacitors, inductors etc
This tool is used to directly access diodes. Clicking this will open up diode
family.
This tool is used to place transistors. By clicking this you can directly place
different transistors like BJT, MOSFET, DMOS and etc
This tool is used to place Analog components like Operational
Transconductance Amplifier, FET Operational Amplifier, op amps etc.
This tool is used to place TTL components like NAND OC, BCD to Seven
Segment Display, Input NOR, Quad Bus buffer etc.
This tool is used to place CMOS components like NOR gate and inverter,
4-bit universal shift register etc.
This tool is used to place miscellaneous signals like Quad Line Receiver,
16 Bit Multilevel Pipeline Register etc
This tool is used to place mixed signals like Ideal 555 timer, Low-Power,
General-Purpose Timer etc
This tool is used to place indicators like lamp, 7 segment display, bar
graph, voltmeter etc.
This tool is used to place power component like fuse, dead time generator,
voltage regulators, Monolithic High Voltage Gated Oscillator Power
Switching Regulator etc.
This tool is used to place miscellaneous components like standard rectifier,
general purpose plastic rectifier etc.
This tool is used to place advanced peripherals like Ladder Diagram -
Conveyor Belt, Serial Terminal, Traffic Light etc
This tool is used to place RF components like Ferrite Bead, Silicon planar
Rf transistor etc.
This tool is used to place electromechanical components like motor relay,
magnetic overload, push button mushroom head etc.s
This tool is used to place NI components.
This tool is used to place connectors like Phoenix Contact Screw Terminal
Block Connector, Keystone AA Battery Holder and Connector etc.
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This tool is used to place MCU components like 8K x 8 Asynchronous
Static RAM, PIC mid-range 8 Bit Microcontroller etc.
This tool is used to place hierarchical block from files in laptop or PC.
This tool is called bus and is used to connect different components. The
shortcut key for this is ctrl+U.
3. Simulation Toolbar
Button Description
This tool is used to run the simulation circuit. The shortcut key for this
is F5.
This tool is to pause the simulation. The shortcut key for this is F6.
This tool is to stop the simulation. The shortcut key for this is F7.
This tool is used to set active analysis and set up simulation parameters.
Different analysis options are Dc operating point, AC sweep, transient
etc.
4. Measurement Tool bar
This tool bar is used for placing voltmeter, ammeter, watt meter, and differential potential
divider in interactive mode of operation.
Button Description
Voltage probe
Current probe
Power probe
Differential voltage probe
Voltage and current probe
Voltage reference probe
Digital signal probe
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This tool is for probe settings. We can set the parameter mode like
instantaneous only or instantaneous and periodic. We can also set the
appearance of probe.
LAB TASKS
TASK 01
Voltage Probe functionality
After running in interactive mode
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TASK 02
IP Probe functionality
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After running in interactive mode
TASK 03
Deign of Vpp Probe
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TASK NO. 04
Output in transient mode
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TASK NO. 5
By changing the End Time
GRAPH
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TASK NO. 5B
Practice Showing only one parameter as output
GRAPH
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TASK NO. 06
Zoomed view
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TASK NO. 07
Harmonics in input voltage
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TASK NO. 08
10th Harmonics
GRAPH
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TASK NO. 09
500kHz harmonics
GRAPH
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ZOOMED VIEW
TASK NO. 10
500kHz + 50 Hz
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OUTPUT
ZOOMED VERSION
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TASK NO. 11
500kz Harmonics
OUTPUT
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ZOOMED VIEW
FURTHER ZOOMED
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TASK NO. 13
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TASK NO. 14
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GRAPHS
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EXTRA TASKS
OUTPUT
One of the more useful items is the pair of interactive cursors. The button for this is between the
Legend and the Magnify buttons. Selecting this will bring up a pair of vertical cursors which may
be grabbed and moved with the mouse. A separate cursor window will open. This will list the
coordinates of the cursors on the plot lines along with the differences between the points (that is,
how far apart the points are in time and in voltage). It will also list maxima and minima along
with other useful data.
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CONCLUSION
In this lab, we performed some basic tasks to get familiar with the Multisim. We performed
different simulation techniques like Interactive, Transient, DC operating point.
LESSON, LEARNT AND STUDENT COMMENTS
In this lab, we learnt about the basics of Multisim. We learned about its environment with
their description and shortcut keys to use them. Then we discussed different types of
simulation and try them one by one. We learned about the probes functionality. At the end we
analyzed the effects of input harmonics. It was an important lab in a sense that it serves as the
basis for the rest of labs.
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