how to caculate when zener diode is different direction it's current different?
V Thread Starter vce Joined May 24, 2010 1 May 24, 2010 #1 how to caculate when zener diode is different direction it's current different?
bertus Joined Apr 5, 2008 22,277 May 24, 2010 #2 Hello, I moved it to the homework section, as it looks like a homework question. Take a look at this page for the zener diode characteristic: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solids/zener.html You can see the zener effect goes one way and the other way it acts as a normal diode. Now you can calculate the currents. Bertus
Hello, I moved it to the homework section, as it looks like a homework question. Take a look at this page for the zener diode characteristic: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/solids/zener.html You can see the zener effect goes one way and the other way it acts as a normal diode. Now you can calculate the currents. Bertus
Wendy Joined Mar 24, 2008 23,421 May 24, 2010 #3 A zener is a modified silicon diode, it looks just like a diode when conducting. When back biased it looks just like a conventional diode until the break over voltage (or zener) voltage is reached, then it is a primitive voltage regulator.
A zener is a modified silicon diode, it looks just like a diode when conducting. When back biased it looks just like a conventional diode until the break over voltage (or zener) voltage is reached, then it is a primitive voltage regulator.