Diodes Homework Assignment
Diodes Homework Assignment
Instructions
1. Clearly state your assumptions and show all steps and calculations. Box the answers
and include units.
Problem 1
Design a two-channel DC power supply with two separate independent DC outputs. Output
1 should have a variable DC voltage from 2V to 24V, and output 2 should have a fixed DC
voltage of 5V.
Problem 2
Consider the circuit in Figure 1. Assuming ideal diodes, determine the waveform for vo and
the required PIV for each of the diodes. The input is vi = 100 sin ωt.
vi
+
vo
2.2 kΩ
-
-
1
Problem 3
Find the expressions for the average and maximum diode current during the conduction
interval for the peak rectifier with a full-wave rectifier. Show all steps and assume ideal
diodes. Using Spice simulations, show the output waveform of the peak rectifier when the
input is a 60 Hz sine waveform with a peak value of 100 V. Use different capacitor and
resistor values to see the effect on the output waveform. Hint: the period of the output
waveform of the full-wave rectifier is half that of the half-wave rectifier.
Problem 4
Sketch the waveform for iR and vo for the circuit and input waveform shown in Figure 2.
10kΩ
10V t
iR
-10V vo
5.3V 7.3V