EED 1213 Analogue Electronics

Assignment
Title
Total Marks
Class
Due Date

:1
: Diode Characteristics
: 5%
: May 2016
: 6 June 2016

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: Dr. Alireza Zourmand
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SECTION A
Practical Assessments (Section Allocated Marks: 40)
No

Allocated
Marks

Assessment Criteria

1.

Construct Circuit

10

2.

Handling experiment

3.

Identify forward bias and reverse bias circuits

4.

Data recording (ID and VR)

10

5.

Safety

Awarded
Marks

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SECTION B
Report (Section Allocated Marks: 60)
Allocated
Marks

No

Assessment Criteria

1.

Introduction

2.

Procedures

3.

Result (Table and Graph)

20

Discussion

15

5.

Conclusion and future works

6.

Language, writing styles, arrangement and formatting

7.

Referencing

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Marks

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Objectives
1.
To measure the effects of forward bias on current in a junction diode
2.
To determine the Current-voltage characteristic of diode junction
Parts and Materials
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

DC Power supply, Vs
Multimeters (2)
Resistor 270 ohm
Diode (IN4002)
Breadboard
Jumper wires

Procedures
Part A: Diode Biasing
1. Identify the anode and cathode ends of an IN4002 diode and construct the circuit
as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1
2.
3.
4.
5.

Adjust the DC power supply until you get voltage across the diode, VD=0.7V.
Measure and record the diode current, ID in Table 1.
Reverse the diode. Measure and record the ID and VD in Table 1.
Complete the Table 1. [Diode resistance =VD/ID]

Part B: Current-Voltage Characteristics

1. Construct the circuit as shown in Figure 1 again. (forward bias)
2. Adjust the DC power supply until you get the voltage across the diode, VD are as
in the Table 2.
3. Measure and record the diode current, ID in Table 2.
4. Plot the graph of current-voltage characteristic of diode. [ID versus VD]

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Result
Part A:
Table 1: Diode Biasing
VD
0.7 V

ID

RD

VR

Part B:
Table 2: Current-Voltage Characteristics
Forward Bias
VD (Volt)
ID (mA)
0
0
0.1
0
0.2
0
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8

VR (Volt)

Discussion and Conclusion

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Comment on the results obtained in Table 1 and Table 2.

Comment on the graph of current-voltage characteristic of diode.
Determine the DC and AC resistance at ID= 5mA.
Determine the DC and AC resistance at ID= 40mA.
Determine the average ac resistance at ID=5mA and ID= 40mA.
What you can conclude from the above experiments?

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