Sheet (1) Diodes

Diode Models

1- Determine whether each silicon diode in Figure 1 is forward-biased or reverse-biased.

2- Determine the voltage across each diode in Figure 1, assuming the practical model.
3- Determine the voltage across each diode in Figure 1, assuming an ideal diode.
4- Determine the voltage across each diode in Figure 1, using the complete diode model with
𝑟𝑟𝑑𝑑, = 10 Ω and 𝑟𝑟𝑅𝑅, = 100 ΩM.

Figure 1.

Half-Wave Rectifiers

5- Draw the output voltage waveform for each circuit in Figure 2 and include the voltage values.

Figure 2.
6- What is the peak inverse voltage across each diode in Figure 2?
7- Calculate the average value of a half-wave rectified voltage with a peak value of 200 V.
8- What is the peak forward current through each diode in Figure 2?
9- A power-supply transformer has a turns ratio of 5:1. What is the secondary voltage if the
primary is connected to a 220 V rms source?
 10- Determine the peak and average power delivered to RL in Figure 3.

Figure 3.
Full-Wave Rectifiers
11- Find the average value of each voltage in Figure 4.

Figure 4.
12- Consider the circuit in Figure 5.
(a) What type of circuit is this?
(b) What is the total peak secondary voltage?
(c) Find the peak voltage across each half of the secondary.
(d) Sketch the voltage waveform across RL.
(e) What is the peak current through each diode?
(f) What is the PIV for each diode.

Figure 5.
13- Calculate the peak voltage across each half of a center-tapped transformer used in a full-wave
rectifier that has an average output voltage of 120 V.

14- Show how to connect the diodes in a center-tapped rectifier in order to produce a negative-
going full-wave voltage across the load resistor.

15- What PIV rating is required for the diodes in a bridge rectifier that produces an average output
voltage of 50 V?

16- The rms output voltage of a bridge rectifier is 20 V. What is the peak inverse voltage across the
diodes?

17- Draw the output voltage waveform for the bridge rectifier in Figure 6. Notice that all the diodes
are reversed from circuits shown earlier in the chapter.

Figure 6.