Name: Jules Lyndon Oraye

Date: 10/12/2020
Subject Code and Section:ELX 201 BS ECE 2
Instructor: Engr. Borman B. Bobis

Diode I-V curve

I. Materials
QTY. Description
1 Variable DC power supply,
1 1N4001 Rectifier Diode,
1 Ammeter
1 Voltmeter
1 Breadboard with connecting wires
1 Electronic Trainer or Electronic
Simulation Software(Multisim or
Electronic Circuit Studio or any electronic
simulation software)

II. Objectives
1. To connect the circuit based from the schematic diagram.
2. To measure the voltage and current of the diode.
3. To plot the diode volt-ampere characteristic curve

III. Procedures
1. Connect the circuit by following the schematic diagram
below using actual components or an electronic
 simulation software. Observe correct polarity for all
components. Reminder: An ammeter should always be
connected in series with the circuit and a voltmeter in
parallel or across the component whose voltage is to be
measured.

2. Take note that the diode in parallel with the supply

voltage so V​supply​ = V​D

3. Change the value of the dc source as indicated at the

table below and record the resulting diodes current (I​D​)
diodes voltage (V​D​) as displayed by the ammeter and
voltmeter.
Note: ​Record I​D​ in amperes, three decimal places
V​supply (v)
​ V​D ​(v) I​D ​(A)
0.1 0.1 0
0.2 0.2 0
0.3 0.3 0
0.4 0.4 0
 0.5 0.5 0.001
0.6 0.6 0.003
0.7 0.7 0.024
0.8 0.8 0.147
0.9 0.9 0.664

4. U​ sing Excel plot the Diodes I-V curve and paste the
results below.

IV. Questions.
Why is the diode still off or with no current significant
current flow for the supply voltages of 0.1 – 0.4 V?
● There is no significant current flow for the voltages of
0.1-0.4 V because the applied voltage is less than to
the threshold voltage or the threshold voltage is
greater than the supply voltage.
V. Conclusions
● When forward potential is increased from zero there is no
current flow through the diode, further increase of forward
potential voltage, after exceeding the threshold voltage, the
current starts to flow through the diode exponentially.

VI. Results/Evidences (Screen shots/Pictures/Selfie doing the

simulation.