zener diode

Hi All, I have two designs using a zener diode for volatge regulation at 24V supply volatge. I like to know which is a better design to go with. Please see attach image. The load device is an active buzzer, that uses 15ma at 4v. Design #1: I have a shunt zener regulator using a resitor that...

I'm looking to use an optocoupler+MOSFET to switch "undefined" DC power sources; the opto I'm looking at is FOD817D and the MOSFET is FDPF55N06. The power sources may range from 5V (USB power) to 24V, but I could see this being used to switch as high as 36V at some point in the future, and...

@crutschow, I have learned a lot from your comments on other Zener snubber posts and I kindly request your input regarding the selection of suitable diodes in the application below. I thought I had finally found a good Zener and diode that could withstand the high current of this inductor...

Hello, Can someone identify this zener diode? Looks like its from ON Semiconductor. Thank you.

Hi I am trying to make a dimmer circuit with proteus. But it is not working according to our calculations. I am very new both in proteus and also learning about OP-AMPs. So I am not understanding what's wrong with the schematics. Both the current and voltage is showing zero. Here is the...

Hello everyone. Please, help me to understand why D1 of the circuit below exploded when I increased the voltage to 32v. Everything was working perfectly at 22V, then I increased the voltage to 32v and D1 exploded. As you can see from the schematics, that diode drives nine N-Channel MOSFETS when...

I'm awaiting guidance from mods as to where to post this question but i'm looking for help asap so hoping some kind soul can help me out. I am aware this has likely been answered many times so apologies for duplication. 1. I have a wind turbine whose output I am testing. 2. I am using a data...

I have a common inverting integrators made using opamp (capacitor in negative feedback, +input to GND). I would like to have all these integrators saturate at the same exact voltage. Adding a zener diode in parallel to the cap works, but zeners are 2% tolerance at best and temperature dependent...

I see some circuit exemples using oscilators (555 and 74HC14), and some others using isolated supplies or the ICL7660 IC. But all of them have the same problem, current. After some search on youtube, i come to THIS VIDEO , where Wagner uses this circuit: Using the simulations, it works...