Zener Diode as a Voltage Regulator

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Zener Diode as a Voltage Regulator: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Zener Diode, Avalanche Diode, Zener Diode as Voltage Stabiliser, V-I Characteristics of a Zener Diode & Field Ionisation etc.

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Which of the following is/are correct

(i) The symbol  for zener diode is

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(ii) The reverse I – V characteristics of a zener diode.

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The following IV characteristics. Curve is of a:

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A zener diode of power rating 1.6 W is to be used as voltage regulator. If the zener diode has a breakdown of 8 V and it has to regulate voltage fluctuating between 3 V and 10 V The value of resistance Rs for safe operation of diode will be

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What is a Zener diode?

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For the voltage regulator circuit using Zener diode shown in figure below, the current flowing through the Zener diode is 10 mA i  100 mA. Find the range of load current iL and range of load resistance RL to be connected at the output.

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What will be the current flowing through the 6 resistor in the circuit shown, where the breakdown voltage of the zener is 6V?

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During reversed biased the voltage may be increased to such a value so that valence electrons are pulled from the host atoms. These electrons account for high current and cause breakdown. The emission of electrons from the host atoms due to high electric field is known as internal field emission or field ionization. The electric field required for field ionization is

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Consider the diagram given below

Breakdown voltage for Zener diode is 10 V. Current through the Zener diode is (consider the diodes as ideal diodes) and Zener diode operating in the breakdown region

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In the circuit given above, what is the diode current if the unknown resistance is 5 ?

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Write the value of current I3 (in mA) in the circuit shown in the figure.

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For the circuit shown below, the current (in mA) through the Zener diode is

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A Zener diode, having breakdown voltage equal to 15 V, is used in a circuit shown in the figure. If the applied voltage is 20 V, the current through the Zener diode is x mA. The value of x is
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What is the order of the reverse saturation current before breakdown in a zener diode?

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Identify characteristics are given below, in the order (i), (ii), (iii), (iv):
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The reading corresponding to zener diode are given below in the table. From given table, determine the reverse breakdown voltage of the zener diode.

Forward bias Reverse bias
V (volt) imA V (volt) imA
0.5 5 0.5 2.0
0.7 20 1.0 2.0
0.8 40 3.0 2.0
1.0 250 5.0 2.0
    5.5 100.0
    5.5 120.0

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In the previous question, if applied voltage is 17.5 volt, then the current flowing through the zener diode will be:

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In the figure shown, the currents through the zener diode and load resistance are respectively

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A Zener diode, having breakdown voltage equal to 15 V, is used in a voltage regulator circuit shown in the figure. The current through the diode is :

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In a zener regulated power supply of a zener diode withVz=6 V is used for regulation. The load current is to be 4 mA and the unregulated input is 10 V.. The value of series resistor RS is

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Avalanche breakdown in a P-N junction diode is due to :-