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Examples Zener Diode

The document discusses analysis of Zener diodes under different circuit conditions: 1) Fixed input voltage and load resistance, 2) Fixed input voltage with variable load resistance, and 3) Variable input voltage with fixed load resistance. Example circuit analyses are shown to determine voltage and current values. The key aspects of Zener diode operation - whether it is in the "on" or "off" mode - are examined based on the input and load voltages and resistances in the circuits.

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Examples Zener Diode

The document discusses analysis of Zener diodes under different circuit conditions: 1) Fixed input voltage and load resistance, 2) Fixed input voltage with variable load resistance, and 3) Variable input voltage with fixed load resistance. Example circuit analyses are shown to determine voltage and current values. The key aspects of Zener diode operation - whether it is in the "on" or "off" mode - are examined based on the input and load voltages and resistances in the circuits.

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Zener Diode

Problems

MENJANA MINDA KREATIF DAN INOVATIF

Zener Diodes
The analysis of Zener diodes can be divided into 3 categories: Fixed Vi and RL Fixed Vi, variable RL Variable Vi, fixed RL To make the analysis simple, the analysis will be explain directly from the examples

Example 1a (Fixed Vi and RL) Determine VL, VR and IZ

Example 1a (Fixed Vi and RL)


To check whether VZ is in the on or off mode, the value of VL must be determine first To do that, take out the Zener diode from the diode The circuit become:

Example 1a (Fixed Vi and RL)


By doing a nodal analysis for the node VL

16 VL VL = 1k 1. 2 k VL = 8.73 V
As we can see, the value of VL is smaller than VZ, so the Zener diode is in the off mode Which will result in:

IZ = 0 A

And:

Vi = VR + VL VR = 16 8.73 = 7.27 V

Example 1b (Fixed Vi and RL) Repeat Example 1a with RL = 3k

3k

Example 1b (Fixed Vi and RL)


The same analysis is repeated from Example 2.26a where the Zener diode is taken out to examine the value of VL The circuit becomes:

Example 1b (Fixed Vi and RL)


By doing a nodal analysis for the node VL

16 VL VL = 1k 3k VL = 12 V
As we can see, the value of VL is larger than VZ, so the Zener diode is in the on mode When the Zener diode is in the on mode, it will maintain the voltage of 10V. Because of that VL becomes:

VL = VZ = 10 V

And VR becomes:

VR = 16 10 = 6 V

Example 1b (Fixed Vi and RL) Using current divider theory:


I Z = Ii I L = VR VL R RL

6 10 = 1k 3k = 2.67 mA

Example 2 (Fixed Vi , Variable RL)


Determine the range of RL and IL that will result in VL being maintained at 10 V

Example 2 (Fixed Vi , Variable RL)


To maintain VL at 10 V, the Zener diode must be in the on mode For IZM = 32 mA, the current at load:

I L (min) = I R I ZM 50 10 32m 1k = 8 mA =
The load would be:

VL 10 RL (max) = = = 1.25 k I L 8m

Example 2 (Fixed Vi , Variable RL)


For IZ(min), the Zener diode are assume off but the voltage VZ are maintained at 10 V The load current would be:

IL = IR 50 10 = 1k = 40 mA
The load would be:

RL =

VL 10 = = 250 I L 40m

Example 2 (Fixed Vi , Variable RL)


Use given minimum value of zener voltage, VZ as a load voltage, VL The load would be:

RL (min) =

VL (R ) 10(1k ) = = 250 Vi VL 50 10

The load current would be:

VL I L (max) = RL (min) 10 = 250 = 40 mA

Example 2 (Fixed Vi, Variable RL)

Retrieve back all the IL and RL value: IL (min) RL (max)

I L = 8 mA I L = 40 mA
IL (max)

RL = 1.25 k RL = 250
RL (min)

Example 3 (Variable Vi, Fixed RL)

Determine the range of Vi that will maintain the Zener diode in the on mode

Example 3 (Variable Vi, Fixed RL)

To maintain Zener diode in on mode, VZ must equal to VL:

VZ = VL = 20 V
Taking the maximum current of the Zener diode, input current becomes:

I R = I ZM + I L = 60m +

20 1.2k = 76.67 mA
The input voltage will become:

Vi (max) 20 = I R R = (76.67m)(220) Vi (max) = 36.87 V

Example 3 (Variable Vi, Fixed RL)


For IZ(min), the Zener diode are assume off but the voltage VZ are maintained at 20 V Using nodal analysis at node VL:

Vi 20 20 = 220 1.2k Vi (min) = 23.67 V


Retrieve back all the value of Vi:

Vi = 36.87 V Vi = 23.67 V

Vi (max)

Vi (min)

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