DIODE and Applications 1

OUTLINE
• VI characteristic curve
• Load Line Analysis
• Series Configurations
• Parallel and Seire-Parallel
Configurations
• Sinusoidal Inputs
• Clippers and Clampers
Diode Breakdown Region
DIODE V-I Characteristic Curve
Load line analysis
Loadline analysis – finding the I-V levels that will satisfy both the
diode and network characteristics.

Applying KVL;
VD = 0V; ID = 0A;
Load line analysis
EXAMPLE 1
For the series diode configuration below, employing the diode
characteristics given, determine: (a) VDQ and IDQ , (b) VR (c) RD
Series Configuration
For the analysis to follow it is assumed that:
 forward resistance of the diode is usually so small compared to
the other series elements of the network that it can be ignored
 a diode is in the “on” state if the current established by the
applied sources is such that its direction matches that of the
arrow in the diode symbol, and VD = 0.7V

1. For the series diode configuration given

determine VD , VR and ID .
2. Repeat with the diode reversed.
Series Configuration
Examples

Determine Vo and ID for the series circuit given

If LED VT = 1.8V
Series Configuration
Examples

1. Determine Vo and ID for the series circuit given

2. Repeat D2 reversed
Series Configuration
Examples

1. Determine Vo, V1, V2 and I for the series circuit

given
Parallel and Series Parallel Configuration

Examples:
Sinusoidal Inputs
Half –Wave Rectifier
Sinusoidal Inputs
Half –Wave Rectifier
Sinusoidal Inputs
Full –Wave Rectifier: Bridge network

Conduction path for the positive region of Vi

Conduction path for the negative region of Vi

Sinusoidal Inputs
Full –Wave Rectifier: Center-Tapped

Conduction path for the positive region of Vi

Conduction path for the negative region of Vi

Clippers and Clampers
Clippers - are networks that employ diodes to “clip” away a portion
of an input signal without distorting the remaining part of the
applied waveform.

Clipped-OFF!!!
Clippers and Clampers
Series Clippers - diode is in series with the source
Clippers and Clampers
Series Clippers- diode is in series with the source
Clippers and Clampers
Parallel Clippers- diode is in parallel with the source
Clippers and Clampers
Parallel Clippers- diode is in parallel with the source
Clippers and Clampers
Parallel Clippers- diode is in parallel with the source
Clippers and Clampers
Clampers - constructed of a diode, a resistor, and a capacitor that
shifts a waveform to a different dc level without changing the
appearance of the applied signal.
Clippers and Clampers
Clampers
References
Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory, Eleventh Edition
By: Robert L. Boylestad and Louis Nashelsky

Electronic Devices, Electron Flow Version, Ninth Edition

By: Thomas L. Floyd