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DIODE TUTORIALS
Ideal Diodes
1. What is the current through the diode and the voltage across the diode for the
following two circuits?
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5. For the following circuit, if vs is a sinusoid with 24-V peak amplitude, find the
fraction of each cycle during which the diode conducts. Find the peak value of the
diode current and the maximum reverse-bias voltage that appears across the
diode.
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6. Analyze the following circuits assuming that the voltages are either 0V or 5V.
What logic functions do they perform?
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Diode Models
1. Determine the current I D and the diode voltage VD for the following circuit with
2. Consider the following circuit. What is the percentage change in the regulated
voltage caused by (a) a 10% change in the power-supply voltage and (b)
connection of a 1k load resistance?
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b. Find the change in Vo resulting from the +/-1V change in V+. Note that
(Vo/ V+), usually expressed in mV/V, is known as line regulation.
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f. What is the minimum value of RL for which the diode still operates in the
breakdown region?
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Rectifiers
2. For the circuit below (Full-Wave Rectifier), use the constant-voltage drop model.
3. For the circuit below (Bridge Rectifier), use the constant-voltage drop model.
4. For the circuit below (Peak Rectifier), use the constant-voltage drop model.
5. For the circuit below (Half-Wave Peak Rectifier with Load), use the constant-
voltage drop model.