PSPICE LAB#1

DIODE CHARACTERISTICS.

OBJECTIVE Using Pspice obtain (i) I ! c"a#acte#istics o$ se%icon&'cto# &io&es (ii) #esponse o$ a &io&e to ac signa( (iii) o'tp't )o(tage an& t#ans$e# c'#)e o$ a c(ippe# ci#c'it. PROCEDURE

I ! C"a#acte#istic o$ p n *'nction Dio&es

1. +i#e t"e ci#c'it s"o,n in -ig. 1. .. A DC S,eep ,i(( be #'n to s,eep !1 $#o% /10! to 110 )o(ts. Obtain t"e DC s,eep &ia(og b2 se(ect Ana(2sis an& set'p $#o% t"e Sc"e%atics %en's. C(ic3 t"e LEFT %o'se b'tton on t"e DC Sweep b'tton. -i(( o't t"e &ia(og bo4. T"is &ia(og bo4 is set 'p to s,eep t"e )o(tage so'#ce na%e& !1 $#o% /10! to 110! in 5.1 inc#e%ents. T"e s,eep t2pe is (inea#. C(ic3 t"e OK b'tton to accept t"e settings. C(ic3 t"e CLOSE b'tton to #et'#n to t"e sc"e%atic. 6. Se(ect Ana(2sis an& t"en P#obe set'p C(ic3 t"e OK b'tton to accept t"e settings. 7. R'n t"e si%'(ation Analysis an& t"en Simulate an& t"en #'n p#obe. T"e p#obe ,in&o, ,i(( appea#. 0. Se(ect Tra e an& t"en A!! $#o% t"e p#obe %en' ba#. T"e A!! Tra es ba# ,i(( appea#. 8. C(ic3 t"e LEFT %o'se b'tton on t"e te4t I"DI#$ T"is is t"e c'##ent t"#o'g" &io&e D1. C(ic3 t"e OK b'tton to accept t"e t#ace. T"e &io&e c'##ent I as a $'nction o$ !1 ,i(( appea# on t"e p#obe sc#een. 9. C(ic3 t"e LEFT %o'se b'tton on Pl%t in t"e p#obe %en' ba#. T"e Pl%t p'(( &o,n %en' ,i(( appea#. C(ic3 t"e LEFT %o'se b'tton on & a'is settings. C(ic3 t"e LEFT %o'se b'tton on t"e A'is Varia(le b'tton. :. C(ic3 t"e LEFT %o'se b'tton on t"e te4t !(!D). C(ic3 OK b'tton to accept t"e c"anges. ;. C(ic3 O< b'tton to &isp(a2 I(ID) / !(!D) c"a#acte#istic. 15. +i#e t"e Ci#c'it s"o,n in -ig. .. Repeat step 1 ;.

CIRCUIT DIA)RA*S !D R1 13 1 !1 D1 1=755.

5 -ig. 1 I ! C"a#acte#istic.

!. R1 13 1 !1 > D1=905 0!

5 -ig. . >ene# Dio&e

T#ansient Ana(2sis
1. +#ite t"e ci#c'it s"o,n in -ig. 6. .. -#o% t"e Sc"e%atics %en's open t"e Transient &ia(og bo4. 6. Ente# t"e p#ope# )a('e in step Cei(ing. -o# 05 H? inp't $#e@'enc2A set t"e Step Ceilin+ to 5.5. %s to obtain a s%oot" p(ot. 7. a) R'n t"e si%'(ation an& p(ot t"e Capacito# c'##ent as a $'nction o$ ti%e. b) A&& anot"e# p(ot !1 !S ti%e. CIRCUIT DIABRACS 1=755.D717: 1 C1 1555!1 A%p(it'&e E 1:! -#e@'enc2 E 05 H? R1 1: 5 5 -ig. 6 T#ansient ana(2sis. 1=905 !5

1 $E1H? !1 T#iang'(a# ,a)e 13 R1

5 -ig. 7 CLIPPER CIRCUIT. 1. +i#e t"e Ci#c'it s"o,n in -ig. 7. -in& t"e o'tp't !o(tage ,a)e $o#% an& t"e t#ans$e# C'#)e $o# !1 E 10! t#iang'(a# ,a)e.