Homework #4

Solution
ECE 3040 C Fall 2014
Microelectronic Circuits
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
1. Pierret, Problem 10.4 (10 points)

2. Pierret, Problem 10.10 (10 points)

3. Pierret, Problem 11.2 (10 points)

4. Pierret, Problem 11.8 (10 points)

5. Pierret, Problem 11.9 (10 points)

6. Diode Circuit: Q-Point Analysis (15 points)

(a)

(b)

7. Half-Wave Rectifier (15 points)

8. Pierret, Problem 11.8 (10 points)

Hand calculations with RS = 0 yield:

VDC VP Von 10 2 0.7 13.4V | Vr

T

13.4 1
1
0.254V
3 800 22000F

2Vr
1
20.254
1

0.076ms
800
14.1
800 VP

IP Idc

T
13.4V 1
1
s

147 A
3 400 0.076ms
T

Note: Vdc is actually negative!

Using SPICE, the output of the transformer is simulated using two VSIN sources supplying each
Vp = 14.1 V at 400 Hz. I used Dbreak diodes for the simulation and entered IS and RS in the
model editor.

(a) RS = 0 Ohm
Voltages at output of sources and across resistor:

We can extract Vdc - 13.5 V and Vr 0.3 V.

Currents through diodes:

We can extract a peak diode current of 110 A.

(b) RS = 0.25 Ohm
Voltages at output of sources and across resistor:

Clearly the maximum output voltage is only reached after the first 4 cycles because the series
resistance limits the charging current and thus the capacitor only gets fully charged after a few
cycles.
Currents through diodes:

We can extract a peak diode current of about 20 A after the first cycles.