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ZENER DIODE – VOLTAGE REGULATOR

• Circuit Symbol Typical Circuit Configuration

• The operation range for Zener diode is

from “−𝐼𝑍𝐾 𝑡𝑜 − 𝐼𝑧−𝑚𝑎𝑥 ” or " − 𝑉𝑍𝐾 𝑡𝑜 − 𝑉𝑧−𝑚𝑎𝑥 ”
• When 𝑉𝑧 > 𝑉𝑍𝐾 𝑜𝑟 𝑉𝑧0 , the I-V dependence is linear and steep.
∆𝑉𝑧
• Thus, we have: 𝑉𝑧 = 𝑉𝑧0 + 𝐼 = 𝑉𝑧0 + 𝑟𝑧 𝐼𝑧
∆𝐼𝑧 𝑧