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The document outlines tutorial questions and tasks related to diode operation, voltage-current characteristics, diode models, half-wave and full-wave rectifiers, with a submission deadline of May 18, 2022. It includes multiple-choice questions and practical problems requiring calculations and diagrams. Completion of the tutorial serves as evidence of course activity for the specified week.

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CH 2.1-2.5 Tutorials

The document outlines tutorial questions and tasks related to diode operation, voltage-current characteristics, diode models, half-wave and full-wave rectifiers, with a submission deadline of May 18, 2022. It includes multiple-choice questions and practical problems requiring calculations and diagrams. Completion of the tutorial serves as evidence of course activity for the specified week.

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Tutorials (Section 2.1-2.

5)
Submit by18 May 2022. Late submissions are not accepted. Please note: Submission of the tutorial is
evidence of your course activity in this week of the syllabus.

Section 2–1 Diode Operation


1. To forward-bias a diode, to which region must the positive terminal of a voltage source be connected?
2. Explain why a series resistor is necessary when a diode is forward-biased.
3. The term bias means
(a) the ratio of majority carriers to minority carriers
(b) the amount of current across a diode
(c) a dc voltage is applied to control the operation of a device
(d) neither (a), (b), nor (c)
4. To forward-bias a diode,
(a) an external voltage is applied that is positive at the anode and negative at the cathode
(b) an external voltage is applied that is negative at the anode and positive at the cathode
(c) an external voltage is applied that is positive at the p region and negative at the n region
(d) answers (a) and (c)
5. When a diode is forward-biased,
(a) the only current is hole current
(b) the only current is electron current
(c) the only current is produced by majority carriers
(d) the current is produced by both holes and electrons

Section 2–2 Voltage-Current Characteristic of a Diode


1. Explain how to generate the forward-bias portion of the characteristic curve.
2. What would cause the barrier potential of a silicon diode to decrease from 0.7 V to 0.6 V?
3. A diode is normally operated in
(a) reverse breakdown
(b) the forward-bias region
(c) the reverse-bias region
(d) either (b) or (c)
4. The dynamic resistance can be important when a diode is
(a) reverse-biased
(b) forward-biased
(c) in reverse breakdown
(d) unbiased
5. The V-I curve for a diode shows
(a) the voltage across the diode for a given current
(b) the amount of current for a given bias voltage
(c) the power dissipation
(d) none of these
Section 2–3 Diode Models
1. Determine the voltage across each diode in Figure 1, assuming the practical model.
2. Determine the voltage across each diode in Figure 1, assuming an ideal diode.
3. Determine the voltage across each diode in Figure 1, using the complete diode model with R’ d= 10 Ω.

Figure 1
4. In the complete diode model,
(a) the barrier potential is taken into account
(b) the forward dynamic resistance is taken into account
(c) the reverse resistance is taken into account
(d) all of these

Section 2–4 Half-Wave Rectifiers


1. The average value of a half-wave rectified voltage with a peak value of 200 V is
(a) 63.7 V (b) 127.2 V (c) 141 V (d) 0 V
2. The peak value of the input to a half-wave rectifier is 10 V. The approximate peak value of the output is
(a) 10 V (b) 3.18 V (c) 10.7 V (d) 9.3 V
3. Draw the output voltage waveform for each circuit in Figure 2 and include the voltage values.

Figure 2

4. A power-supply transformer has a turns ratio of 5:1. What is the secondary voltage if the primary is
connected to a 120 V rms source?
Section 2–5 Full-Wave Rectifiers
1. When a 60 Hz sinusoidal voltage is applied to the input of a full-wave rectifier, the output requency
is
(a) 120 Hz (b) 60 Hz (c) 240 Hz (d) 0 Hz
2. When a 60 Hz sinusoidal voltage is applied to the input of a full-wave rectifier, the output frequency is
(a) 120 Hz (b) 60 Hz (c) 240 Hz (d) 0 Hz
3. The total secondary voltage in a center-tapped full-wave rectifier is 125 V rms. Neglecting the diode
drop, the rms output voltage is
(a) 125 V (b) 177 V (c) 100 V (d) 62.5 V
4. When the peak output voltage is 100 V, the PIV for each diode in a center-tapped full-wave rectifier
is (neglecting the diode drop)
(a) 100 V (b) 200 V (c) 141 V (d) 50 V
5. Consider the circuit in Figure 3.
(a) What type of circuit is this?
(b) What is the total peak secondary voltage?
(c) Find the peak voltage across each half of the secondary.
(d) Sketch the voltage waveform across RL.
(e) What is the peak current through each diode?
(f) What is the PIV for each diode?

Figure 3

6. Draw the output voltage waveform for the bridge rectifier in Figure 4. Notice that all the
diodes are reversed from circuits shown earlier in the chapter.

Figure 4

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