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    Zener diodes can be used as simple voltage regulators by operating in their breakdown region. When reverse biased beyond their Zener voltage Vz, Zener diodes allow current to flow while maintaining a constant voltage. A basic Zener regulator circuit connects a Zener diode across a load resistor RL to stabilize the voltage VL. To determine the operating conditions, the open circuit voltage V is first calculated and compared to Vz. If V > Vz, the Zener diode turns on and fixes VL at Vz. Otherwise, it remains off and VL equals the input voltage V.

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    Zener diodes can be used as simple voltage regulators by operating in their breakdown region. When reverse biased beyond their Zener voltage Vz, Zener diodes allow current to flow while maintaining a constant voltage. A basic Zener regulator circuit connects a Zener diode across a load resistor RL to stabilize the voltage VL. To determine the operating conditions, the open circuit voltage V is first calculated and compared to Vz. If V > Vz, the Zener diode turns on and fixes VL at Vz. Otherwise, it remains off and VL equals the input voltage V.

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    Zener diodes can be used as simple voltage regulators by operating in their breakdown region. When reverse biased beyond their Zener voltage Vz, Zener diodes allow current to flow while maintaining a constant voltage. A basic Zener regulator circuit connects a Zener diode across a load resistor RL to stabilize the voltage VL. To determine the operating conditions, the open circuit voltage V is first calculated and compared to Vz. If V > Vz, the Zener diode turns on and fixes VL at Vz. Otherwise, it remains off and VL equals the input voltage V.

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    Zener diodes can be used as simple voltage regulators by operating in their breakdown region. When reverse biased beyond their Zener voltage Vz, Zener diodes allow current to flow while maintaining a constant voltage. A basic Zener regulator circuit connects a Zener diode across a load resistor RL to stabilize the voltage VL. To determine the operating conditions, the open circuit voltage V is first calculated and compared to Vz. If V > Vz, the Zener diode turns on and fixes VL at Vz. Otherwise, it remains off and VL equals the input voltage V.

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    ZENER DIODES

    By Mr. A. Das

    1
    ZENER DIODES
    • The simplest of all voltage regulators is
    the Zener diode voltage regulator.
    • A Zener diode is a special diode that is
    optimized for operation in the breakdown
    region.

    2
    ZENER DIODE CHARACTERISTICS
    • In the forward region,
    the Zener diode acts
    like a regular silicon
    diode, with a 0.7 volt
    drop when it conducts.

    3
    ZENER DIODE CHARACTERISTICS
    • In the reverse bias
    region, a reverse
    leakage current flows
    until the breakdown
    voltage is reached.
    • At this point, the
    reverse current,
    called Zener current
    Iz, increases sharply.

    4
    ZENER DIODE CHARACTERISTICS
    • Voltage after
    breakdown is also
    called Zener
    voltage Vz.
    • Vz remains nearly a
    constant, even
    though current Iz
    varies
    considerably.

    5
    Basic Zener Regulator
    • Fixed Vi and RL
    • Step 1: Determine the
    state of the Zener
    diode by removing it
    from the network and
    calculating the
    voltage across the
    resulting open circuit
    • If V>Vz, the Zener
    diode is "on" else the
    Zener diode is "off" RLVi
    V  VL 
    R  RL 6
    • Step 2: Substitute the appropriate
    equivalent circuit and solve for the
    desired unknowns
    • If the Zener is on, then VL=Vz
    • Iz=IR-IL
    • The power dissipated by the
    Zener diode is Pz= Vz Iz which
    must be less than the PZM
    specified for the device.
    • Note that when the system is
    turned on the Zener diode will turn
    "on" as soon as the voltage
    across the Zener diode is Vz volts.
    It will then "lock in" at this level
    and never reach the higher level
    of V volts,
    • Zener diode is used as a simple
    regulator designed to maintain a
    fixed voltage across the load RL.
    7
    Example
    • (a) For the Zener diode network shown,
    determine VL, VR, Iz, and Pz.

    8
    Solution
    • (a) V
    RLVi
     8.73 V
    R  RL

    • Since V<Vz then the


    diode is off and the
    circuit becomes
    VL  V  8.73 V
    VR  Vi  VL  7.27 V
    IZ  0 A
    PZ  VZ I Z  0 W
    9
    …thank you

    10

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