Basic Electronic Devices and Circuits (10B11EC211) Tutorial Sheet -2 (Junction Diode) 1.

The current flowing in a PN-junction diode at roo te !erature i" 200 n#$ when a large re%er"e &ia" i" a!!lied' Calculate the current through the diode when 0'1 ( forward &ia" i" a!!lied' )Ans. *'1+2, -#] 2. .n the circuit gi%en in /ig' 1$ a "ilicon diode with 0nee %oltage 0'1 ( i" u"ed' The d2na ic re"i"tance of the diode in forward &ia" a2 a""u ed to &e 3ero' (a) .f VDD 4 , ($ what "hould &e the %alue of R to e"ta&li"h a current of , circuit5 # in the

(b) Deter ine the !ower di""i!ated in the re"i"tance R and in the diode D, when a current of , # flow" in the circuit at VDD 4 + (' )Ans' (a) 6+0 78 (&) 2+', 9$ :', 9;

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<er aniu diode" D1 and D2 with 0nee %oltage 0': ( are u"ed in the circuit gi%en in /ig' 2' Deter ine the !otential of !oint = with re"!ect to !oint >' )Ans' 0', (; The diode" u"ed in the circuit /ig' : are identical with VT 4 0'+ ( and R/ 4 10 7' Deter ine VD, ID and Vo a" ar0ed in the figure' )Ans' 1'6:: ($ :1'++1 #$ :'1+1 (; Deter ine the current through the :-7 re"i"tor in the circuit of /ig' ?' #""u e the diode to &e ideal' )Ans' 1 #;

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.f the ter inal" of the diode are re%er"ed in the circuit of /ig' ?$ what would &e the current in the :-7 re"i"tor5 )Ans' 3ero; Deter ine the current through the circuit of /ig' ,$ a""u ing the diode to &e a !iecewi"e linear odel with VT 4 0': ( and rf= 6 7' )Ans' 2, #; 1

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Deter ine the %alue of current through the :00-7 re"i"tor in the circuit of /ig' +' #""u e that the diode" D1 and D2 are ideal' )Ans' 1+'++ #; .n the circuit gi%en in /ig' 1$ all diode" are identical and ha%e a cut-in %oltage (VT) 4 0'+ (' (a) /ind the %oltage V0 and current .$ for (i) Vi 4 0 ($ and (ii) Vi 4 @2 (' (b) Plot the out!ut %oltage vo$ if the in!ut %oltage i" vi = :"in 2 f t $ where f 4 ,0 A3' )Ans' (a) 0'+ ($ ?'1 #8 (&) 1'6 ($ ?'1 #;

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1%. E"ti ate the d2na ic re"i"tance of a PN junction diode at a forward current of 10 #' &Ans. 0':1 7;