For R= 100ohm and RL= 100ohm. Vs= 12v
What is the value of Vz?
Vd= 4.78
Vary Vs from 10v to 15v:
What is the value of Vz: 10v= 4.78v 15v= 5.13v
Explain what is happening here?
The voltage flowing through the diode increases when the supply voltage is increased.
What could this circuit be used for?
To regulate voltage in a circuit
Reverse the polarity of the zener diode.
What is the value of Vz? Make a short comment why you had that reading:
The reading we got at Vz in reverse polarity was 0.8v, it was 0.8v because when the diode is in reverse polarity it has more resistance than the resistor in this circuit, so therefore all the voltage will flow through the resistor because electricity will always flow through the path of least resistance.
The zener in reverse bios controls the voltage at the load by stopping its zener voltage from passing though.This will always give a volt drop of about the zener voltage. While in forward bios in work like a normal diode having about .6 volt drop
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