The diode is one of the basic components inelectronic circuits. When you want to know about voltage considerations you should know about the diodes. The diode is basically made up ofsemiconductorsthat have two characteristics, ‘P’ type and ‘N’ type. The‘P’type and ‘N’ type semiconduc...
Zener diodes are a special type of semiconductor diode– devices that allow current to flow in one direction only –that also allow current to flow in the opposite direction, but only when exposed to enough voltage. And while that sounds a bit esoteric, they’re actually among the handiest c...
The most basic Zener diode circuit consist of a single Zener diode and a resistor. The Zener diode provides the reference voltage, but a series resistor must be in place to limit the current into the diode otherwise a large amount of current would flow through it and it could be destroyed....
General basic electronics questions I have 3 questions QUESTION 1 --- http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/4011/zener.jpg No matter what value of R I have, as long as the source voltage (16V in our case) bigger than the zener's diode voltage specification (6V in our case), the zener ...
Basic Operation: A Zener diode operates in reverse bias and maintains a constant voltage equal to its breakdown voltage. When the input voltage increases, the Zener diode conducts more current to keep the output voltage steady, making it an effective voltage regulator. ...
The Zener Diode Adiodeis the simplest form of a semiconductor device in which P-type and N-type semiconductors are fused together to form a PN junction. Around this PN junction, a depletion layer is formed having opposite ions. TheZener diodeis a type of diode and the basic difference betw...
The most basic Zener diode circuit consist of a single Zener diode and a resistor. The Zener diode provides the reference voltage, but a series resistor must be in place to limit the current into the diode otherwise a large amount of current would flow through it and it could be destroyed...
we've just been looking at basic diodes. And we've been using them in our rectifiers, clippers, power supplies, et cetera. AZener diodeis much like a standard diode in many respects, except that it is designed to operate in … and notice here … the reverse breakdown region of its ope...
Electronics => Beginners => Topic started by: UltimateX on January 26, 2023, 12:31:57 am Title:Zener Diode Current Test Post by:UltimateXonJanuary 26, 2023, 12:31:57 am Hi, I have a 3V zener diode for which the IRmax and VR are 50uA and 1V respectively. The zener measures 1.8V...
Re: Basic zener diode operation « Reply #4 on: September 29, 2017, 07:33:20 am » Yeah, 3 amps is a lot of current for a Zener. I don't know of any Zener diodes that can handle it. You'd have to use it in an emitter follower circuit, like so:That's not really a ...