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    Tutorial Sheet - PN Junction Diode

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    This document contains a tutorial sheet on PN junction diodes with 9 practice problems and their solutions. Problem 1 asks to calculate the current through a diode with a given reverse bias current and forward voltage. Problem 2 involves calculating the current and power dissipation in a circuit with a silicon diode and resistor. Problem 3 asks for the voltage between two points in a circuit using two germanium diodes. The remaining problems involve calculating currents, voltages, and powers in various diode circuits.

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    This document contains a tutorial sheet on PN junction diodes with 9 practice problems and their solutions. Problem 1 asks to calculate the current through a diode with a given reverse bias current and forward voltage. Problem 2 involves calculating the current and power dissipation in a circuit with a silicon diode and resistor. Problem 3 asks for the voltage between two points in a circuit using two germanium diodes. The remaining problems involve calculating currents, voltages, and powers in various diode circuits.

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    JAYPEE UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY 2016-17

    Topic: PN Junction Diodes


    Course Name: Electrical Science Course Code: 18B11EC211
    Tutorial Sheet

    1. The current flowing in a PN-junction diode at room temperature is 200nA, when a large reverse bias is
    applied. Calculate the current through the diode when 0.1V forward bias is applied.
    [Ans. 9.165µA]
    2. In the given circuit of fig.1, a silicon diode with knee voltage 0.7V is used. The dynamic resistance of the
    diode in forward bias may be assumed to be zero.
    (a) If VDD=5V, what should be the value of R to establish a current of 5mA in the circuit.
    (b) Determine the power dissipated in the resistor R and in the diode D, when a current of 5mA flows in the circuit
    at VDD=6V.
    [Ans. (a) 860Ω (b) 26.5mW, 3.5mW]
    3. Germanium diodes D1 and D2 with knee voltage 0.3V are used in the circuit given in fig.2. Determine the
    potential of point X with respect to point Y.
    [Ans. VXY= -0.5V]
    4. The diodes used in the circuit fig.3 are identical with VT=0.6V and RF=10Ω Determine VD, ID and Vo as marked
    in figure.
    [Ans. 1.833V, 31.667mA, 3.167V]

    Fig.1 Fig.2 Fig.3


    5. Determine current through the 3Ω resistor in the circuit of fig.4. Assume the diode is ideal.
    6. If terminals of the diode is reversed in the circuit of fig.4. What will be the current in 3Ω resistor?
    [Ans. (5.)
    1A (6.) 0A]
    7. Determine the current through the circuit of fig.5, assuming the diode to be piecewise linear model with V T =
    0.3V and rf = 8Ω.
    [Ans. 25mA]
    8. Determine the value of the current through the 300Ω resistor in the circuit of fig.6, Assume that the diodes D1
    and D2 are ideal. [Ans.
    16.66mA]
    9. In the circuit given in fig.7 all diodes are identical and have a cut-in voltage of 0.6V. Find the Voltage Vo and
    current I for (a) Vi =0V and Vi =2V [Ans.
    (a) 0.6V, 4.7mA (b) 1.8V, 4.1mA]

    1
    Fig.4 Fig.5 Fig.6
    Fig.7

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