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This document is a tutorial on basic electronics focusing on diode analysis and rectifier circuits. It includes various problems related to diode current, voltage, and circuit parameters, providing answers for each scenario. The tutorial covers both DC and AC analysis, including calculations for different configurations and conditions.

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TUT-2

This document is a tutorial on basic electronics focusing on diode analysis and rectifier circuits. It includes various problems related to diode current, voltage, and circuit parameters, providing answers for each scenario. The tutorial covers both DC and AC analysis, including calculations for different configurations and conditions.

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Basic Electronics

TUTORIAL-2
Topics covered: DC &AC diode analysis, and rectifier circuit
1. (a) The reverse-saturation current of each diode in the circuit shown in Figure is IS = 6
× 10−14 A. Determine the input voltage VI required to produce an output voltage of VO
= 0.635 V. (b) Repeat part (a) if the 1 kΩ resistor is changed to R = 500 Ω.

[Ans: (a) 1.917 V (b) 1.927 V]

2. Consider the circuit shown in Figure. Determine the diode current ID and diode voltage
VD for (a) Vγ = 0.6V and (b) Vγ = 0.7 V

[Ans: ID=0 A, VD=0.5V]

3. The cut-in voltage of the diode shown in the circuit in Figure is Vγ = 0.7V. The diode is
to remain biased “on” for a power supply voltage in the range 5 ≤ VPS ≤ 10V. The
minimum diode current is to be ID (min) = 2 mA. The maximum power dissipated in
the diode is to be no more than 10 mW. Determine appropriate values of R1 and R2.

[Ans: R1=0.41 kΩ, R2=82.5 Ω]


4. Find I and VO in each circuit shown in Figure if
(i) Vγ = 0.7 V and (ii) Vγ = 0.6 V

[Ans: (a) (i) 0.215 mA, 0.7 V (ii) 0.220 mA, 0.6 V (b) (i) 0.2325 mA,
-0.35 V (ii) 0.235 mA, -0.3 V (c) (i) 0.372 mA, 0.14 V (ii) 0.376 mA, 0.12 V (d) (i) 0.0
A, -5.0 V (ii) 0.0 A, -5.0 V]

5. (a) In the circuit shown in Figure, find the diode voltage VD and the supply voltage V
such that the current is ID = 0.4mA. Assume the diode cut-in voltage is Vγ = 0.7V.
(b) Using the results of part (a), determine the power dissipated in the diode.

[Ans: V=2.42 V, P=0.28 mW]

6. (a) Consider a pn junction diode biased at IDQ = 1mA. A sinusoidal voltage is


superimposed on VDQ such that the peak-to-peak sinusoidal current is 0.05IDQ. Find the
value of the applied peak-to-peak sinusoidal voltage. (b) Repeat part (a) if IDQ =
0.1mA.

[Ans: (a) 1.30 mV (b) 1.30 mV]

7. The diode in the circuit shown in Figure is biased with a constant current source I. A
sinusoidal signal vs is coupled through RS and C. Assume that C is large so that it acts
as a short circuit to the signal. (a) Show that the sinusoidal component of the diode
voltage is given by
(b) If RS = 260 Ω, find vo/vs, for I = 1 mA, I = 0.1 mA, and I = 0.01 mA.

[Ans: (a) 0.0909, (b) 0.50, (c) 0.909]

8. Consider the circuit shown below. Let R = 1 kΩ, Vγ = 0.6 V, and rf = 20Ω. (a) Plot the
voltage transfer characteristics vO versus vI over the range −10 ≤ vI ≤ 10 V. (b) Assume
vI = 10 sinωt (V). (i) Sketch vO versus time for the sinusoidal input. (ii) Find the average
value of vO. (iii) Determine the peak diode current. (iv) What is the PIV of the diode?

9. A half-wave rectifier such as shown below has a 2 kΩ load. The input is a 120 V (rms),
60 Hz signal and the transformer is a 10:1 stepdown transformer. The diode has a cut-in
voltage of Vγ = 0.7 V (rf = 0). (a) What is the peak output voltage? (b) Determine the
peak diode current. (c) What is the fraction (percent) of a cycle that vO > 0. (d) Determine
the average output voltage. (e) Find the average current in the load.
10. Shown below is a simple full-wave battery charging circuit. Assume VB = 9 V, Vγ = 0.7
V, and vS = 15 sin[2π(60)t] (V). (a) Determine R such that the peak battery charging
current is 1.2 A. (b) Determine the average battery charging current. (c) Determine the
fraction of time that each diode is conducting.

11. Consider the half-wave rectifier circuit shown below. Assume vS = 10 sin[2π(60)t] (V),
Vγ = 0.7 V, and R = 500Ω. (a) What is the peak output voltage? (b) Determine the value
of capacitance required such that the ripple voltage is no more that Vr = 0.5 V. (c) What
is the PIV rating of the diode?

12. The full-wave rectifier circuit shown has an input signal whose frequency is 60 Hz. The
rms value of vS = 8.5 V. Assume each diode cut-in voltage is Vγ = 0.7 V. (a) What is the
maximum value of VO? (b) If R = 10Ω, determine the value of C such that the ripple
voltage is no larger than 0.25 V. (c) What must be the PIV rating of each diode?

13.A full-wave rectifier is to be designed using the bridge circuit configuration. The peak
output voltage is to be 9 V, the nominal load current is to be 100 mA, and the ripple
voltage is to be limited to Vr = 0.2 V. Assume Vγ = 0.8 V and let vI = 120√2 sin[2π(60)t]
(V). (a) What is the transformer turns ratio? (b) What is the minimum value of C
required? (c) What is the peak diode current? (d) Determine the average diode current.
(e) What is the PIV rating of the diodes.

14. (a) Sketch vo versus time for the circuit shown below. The input is a sine wave given
by vi = 10 sinωt V. Assume Vγ = 0. (b) Determine the rms value of the output voltage.

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