ZENER DIODE CHARACTERISTICS

AIM: To observe and draw the regulator characteristics of a zener diode at supply and load
side.
APPARATUS:
Sno. Description Range Quantity
1. Zener Diode EZ!"1 1
#. Regulated $ower supply %&'1!"( 1
). Resistor 1&&* 1
+. ,--eters &'#&&-, 1
!. "olt-eter %&'#&"( 1
.. /readboard 1
0. onnecting wires
THEORY:
, zener diode is heavily doped p'n 1unction diode2 specially -ade to operate in the
brea3 down region. , p'n 1unction diode nor-ally does not conduct when reverse biased. /ut
if the reverse bias is increased2 at a particular voltage it starts conducting heavily. This
voltage is called /rea3 down "oltage. 4igh current through the diode can per-anently
da-age the device. To avoid high current2 we connect a resistor in series with zener diode.
5nce the diode starts conducting it -aintains al-ost constant voltage across the ter-inals
whatever -ay be the current through it2 i.e.2 it has very low dyna-ic resistance. 6t is used in
voltage regulators.
Circuit Diagram:
PROCEDURE:
1. onnections are -ade as per the circuit diagra-.
#. The Regulated power supply voltage is increased in steps.
). 7or different input voltages %"i( corresponding output voltages %"o( are observed and
then noted in the tabular for-.
+. , graph is plotted between input voltage %"i( and the output voltage %"o(.
OBSERVATIONS:'
Sno "
R
%"( 6
R
%-,(
MODEL GRAPH:
RESULT:
Regulator characteristics of zener diode are obtained and graphs are plotted.