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NASEY TUTORIAL SHEET 1 PHYS 225 DIODES AND APPLICATIONS 2020/2021

I-
The manufacturer of the diode D of Figure 1 provided its characteristic curve in Figure 2.

1. What is the equation of the load line in Figure 1 ?


2. For E= 1.4 V, draw the graph of the load line.
3. Determine the coordinates of the : saturation point, cutoff point, operating point.
4. Compute the static resistance of the diode.
5. Focusing on its characteristic curve, determine the elements of the equivalent electrical
circuit of the diode when it is forward bias or reverse bias.
6. The diode D is inserted in the circuit of Figure 3 :

6.a What is the condition for the diode to be conducting ?


6.b Give the explicit expression Vs(t), and draw the graph of Vs(t).
II-

The characteristic curve of diode is drawn in


Fig. 2 (a) and the diode is used in the circuit Fig. Fig. 2
2(b).
1. Draw the load line of the circuit and
determine the coordinates of the: operating
point, saturation point, and cutoff point.
2. Calculate the value of the static resistance of
the diode.
3. How does the load line varies if the voltage varies about ±2 V? Deduce the dynamical
resistance of the diode.
4. An alternative low frequency voltage of maximum amplitude 100 mV is superimpose to
the continuous voltage E = 12 V. Compute and draw the output voltage Vs(t).
R = 50 Ω, E = 12 V.

III-
Let’s consider a diode with a knee voltage
0.6 V and a vanishing dynamic resistance.
R1 = 320 Ω, R2 = 460 Ω.
1. Determine the value of VE after which
the diode conducts a current. Fig. 4
2. If VE = 6 V, calculate the current ID
through the diode, and the voltages VR1
and VR2 across R1 and R2, respectively.

IV-
Fig. 5
The diode of the circuit in Fig. 5 has a knee
voltage 0.7 V with a zero dynamic resistance.
1. Draw the graph of the output voltage
Vs(t) on the same graph of that of Ve(t).
2. Draw the graph Vs = f(ve).
3. What is the maximum (minimum) value of
Vs?
4. Compute the value of Ve for which the diode conducts a current.
5. Do the above study for an ideal diode.
V-
Lets consider the circuit of Fig. 6 where
the diodes are consider to be ideal ones.
Draw the output voltage VS2(t) for the
input voltages given below. What could
be the electrical function of such a circuit?

Fig. 6

VI-

= sin , i(0) = 0.
Part I: ideal diode case
1. From the circuit of Fig. draw the output
voltage Vs(t).
2. Draw the current curve i(t). Fig. 7
3. Compute the mean value of the current.
4. Determine the frequency of the output
voltage.
Part II: diode second level of approximation
Solve again questions of Part I.
Part III:
Solve again questions of Part I for Fig. 8. At what Fig. 8
time the diode starts to conduct a current?
Part IV:
Replace the inductive coil by a capacitor C.
Solve again questions of Part I. At what time the
diode starts to conduct a current?
Part V:
Solve again questions of Part I for Fig. 9. At what
time the diode starts to conduct a current? Fig. 9
VII-
Compute and draw the voltage v(t) of Fig.
10. = 2 sin .

Fig. 10

VIII-
Suppose the zener diode of Fig. 11 is ideal Fig. 11
and has a breakdown voltage of 10 V.
1. What are the minimum and maximum
zener currents?
2. What is the value of Vout ? What could be
some of the applications of the Zener
diode ?
3. Is the zener diode of Fig. 12 operating in
the breakdown region? Determine the load
current and the current through the Zener
diode. Fig. 12
4. Compute the load voltage of the Zener
diode of Fig. 12 if it has a dynamic
resistance of 8.5 Ω.

IX- Explain what the following circuits do.

Fig. 13 Fig. 14
X-
In each case, draw the output
voltages, the triangular input
voltage is supposed to be
very higher than the knee
voltage 0.6 V.

Fig. 15

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