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LAB MANUAL

ON
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING LAB
(ELE-309)
2nd year 3rd semester
Compiled by

MR. UTPAL KUMAR PAUL.


Assistant professor(deputed)
M.TECH. ECE

Department of electronics and communication


engineering

SILLI POLYTECHNIC
[ESTD by govt. of Jharkhand run and managed by techno india under ppp]
Syllabus

1. Forward & Reverse characteristics of diode

2. Characteristics of Zener diode

3. Study of Rectifiers (Half wave & Full wave) & Filters (Capacitor & Inductor filter)

4. Input & Output Characteristics of transistor in CE mode

5. Characteristics of FET

6. Characteristics of UJT

7. Load & Line regulation Characteristics of Regulator

8. Frequency response of single stage RC coupled amplifier.

9. To Study the V-I Characteristics of PN Junction diode.

10. Determination of h parameter.


Experiment No.-2
Name of the experiment: Characteristics of Zener diode.

Aim of the experiment: To observe and draw the V-I characteristics of a Zener diode.

Apparatus Required:

Sl.No Name of the Apparatus Range Quantity

1 Zener Diode (IN 4735A) 1

2 Resistors 1

3 Regulated Power Supply (0-30) VDC 1

4 Bread Board 1

5 Digital Multimeter used as Ammeter (0-200) mA 1

Digital Multimeter used as Voltmeter (0-20) VDC 1

7 Connecting Wires As Required

Theory: A zener diode is heavily doped p-n junction diode, specially made to operate in the break down
region. A p-n junction diode normally does not conduct when reverse biased. But if the reverse bias is
increased, at a particular voltage it starts conducting heavily. This voltage is called Break down Voltage.
High current through the diode can permanently damage the device

To avoid high current, we connect a resistor in series with zener diode. Once the diode starts conducting
it maintains almost constant voltage across the terminals whatever may be the current through it, i.e., it
has very low dynamic resistance. It is used in voltage regulators.
Circuit Diagram:
V-I Characteristics:
(i) Forward Bias

(ii) Reverse Bias

Procedure:

(i) V-I Characteristics:


1. Connections are made as per the circuit diagram.
2. The Regulated power supply voltage is increased in steps.
3. The zener current (lz), and the zener voltage (Vz.) are observed and then noted in the tabular form.
4. A graph is plotted between zener current (Iz) on y-axis and zener voltage (Vz) on x-axis.
Observations Table:
V-I Characteristics :
Forward Bias

S.No Zener Voltage (VZ) (volts) Zener Current (IZ) (mA)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Reverse Bias

S.No Zener Voltage (VZ) (volts) Zener Current (IZ) (mA)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
V-I Characteristics:

Precautions:
1. While doing the experiment do not exceed the ratings of the zener diode. This may lead to damage
the diode.
2. Connect voltmeter and Ammeter in correct polarities as shown in the circuit diagram.
3. Do not switch ON the power supply unless you have checked the circuit connections as per the
circuit diagram.

Result: The V-I characteristics of a zener diode in both forward bias and reverse bias are observed.

Conclusion:

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