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Diode Charc

This document contains a script for analyzing the frequency response of a simple RC circuit and the I-V characteristics of a diode. It calculates the impedance, transfer function, and plots the magnitude and phase response of the RC circuit, as well as the diode current using the Shockley diode equation. The script also addresses the impact of a series resistor on the diode's I-V characteristics and provides theoretical insights into the behavior of these electronic components.

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Diode Charc

This document contains a script for analyzing the frequency response of a simple RC circuit and the I-V characteristics of a diode. It calculates the impedance, transfer function, and plots the magnitude and phase response of the RC circuit, as well as the diode current using the Shockley diode equation. The script also addresses the impact of a series resistor on the diode's I-V characteristics and provides theoretical insights into the behavior of these electronic components.

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% Script to analyze the frequency response of a simple RC circuit

% Define the components R = 1000; % Resistance in Ohms C = 1e-6; % Capacitance in Farads

% Define the frequency range to analyze f_start = 1; % Start frequency in Hz f_end = 1e5; % End frequency in Hz
num_points = 200; % Number of frequency points f = logspace(log10(f_start), log10(f_end), num_points); %
Logarithmically spaced frequencies

% Calculate the impedance of the capacitor as a function of frequency Z_C = 1 ./ (1j * 2 * pi * f * C);

% Calculate the total impedance of the series RC circuit Z_total = R + Z_C;

% Calculate the transfer function H(f) = V_out(f) / V_in(f) % Assuming V_out is the voltage across the capacitor H_f =
Z_C ./ Z_total;

% Calculate the magnitude of the transfer function in dB magnitude_dB = 20 * log10(abs(H_f));

% Calculate the phase of the transfer function in degrees phase_degrees = angle(H_f) * 180 / pi; % Script to analyze the
current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of a diode

% Define diode parameters Is = 1e-9; % Saturation current (A) Vt = 0.026; % Thermal voltage (V)

% Define the range of applied voltage Vd = linspace(-1, 1, 200); % Diode voltage from -1V to 1V

% Initialize the diode current array Id = zeros(size(Vd));

% Iterate through each voltage point to calculate the current for i = 1:length(Vd) % Use the ideal diode equation
(Shockley diode equation) Id(i) = Is * (exp(Vd(i) / Vt) - 1); end

% Plot the I-V characteristics figure; plot(Vd, Id); xlabel('Diode Voltage (V_d)'); ylabel('Diode Current (I_d) (A)'); title('I-V
Characteristics of a Diode'); grid on;

% Now, let's consider a diode with a series resistor Rs = 100; % Series resistance (Ohms) Vs = linspace(0, 5, 200); %
Source voltage Id_rs = zeros(size(Vs)); Vd_rs = zeros(size(Vs));

% Iteratively solve for Id and Vd with the series resistor Vd_guess = Vs; % Initial guess for diode voltage for i =
1:length(Vs) for iter = 1:100 % Iterate to find a stable solution Id_new = Is * (exp(Vd_guess(i) / Vt) - 1); Vd_new = Vs(i) -
Id_new * Rs; if abs(Vd_new - Vd_guess(i)) < 1e-6 % Convergence check Vd_rs(i) = Vd_new; Id_rs(i) = Id_new; break;
end Vd_guess(i) = Vd_new; end end

% Plot the I-V characteristics with the series resistor figure; plot(Vd_rs, Id_rs); xlabel('Diode Voltage (V_d)');
ylabel('Diode Current (I_d) (A)'); title('I-V Characteristics of a Diode with Series Resistor'); grid on;

% Theory: This code explores the fundamental current-voltage relationship % of a diode, a crucial semiconductor
device. The Shockley diode equation % models this non-linear behavior. The iterative approach is often used when % a
circuit contains non-linear elements like diodes and analytical solutions % become difficult. By repeatedly guessing and
refining the diode voltage % (or current), we can find the operating point of the circuit. The inclusion % of a series
resistor (a common scenario) modifies the I-V curve. % Plot the magnitude response figure; subplot(2, 1, 1); semilogx(f,
magnitude_dB); xlabel('Frequency (Hz)'); ylabel('Magnitude (dB)'); title('Magnitude Response of RC Circuit'); grid on;

% Plot the phase response subplot(2, 1, 2); semilogx(f, phase_degrees); xlabel('Frequency (Hz)'); ylabel('Phase
(degrees)'); title('Phase Response of RC Circuit'); grid on;

% Theory: This code analyzes a series RC circuit, which is a fundamental % building block in many electronic systems
(filters, timing circuits, etc.). % The impedance of a resistor is constant (R), while the impedance of a % capacitor is
frequency-dependent (Z_C = 1/(jωC), where ω = 2πf is the % angular frequency). The transfer function H(f) describes
how the circuit % modifies the amplitude and phase of an input signal at different frequencies. % For a low-pass RC
filter (V_out across C), the magnitude response shows % attenuation of high frequencies, and the phase response shows
a lagging % phase shift that increases with frequency.

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