SUMMARY

• Voltage Regulator
• Provide constant voltage output to the load
• An ideal regulator provides constant output 𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡
• ∆𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 = 0 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 ∆𝑉𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒 or ∆𝐼𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑
∆𝑉𝐾
• Zener Diode Circuit Model: 𝑉𝑧 = 𝑉𝑧0 + 𝐼
∆𝐼𝐾 𝑧
= 𝑉𝑧0 + 𝑟𝑧 𝐼𝑧

• Two figures of merit for Zener Regulator

∆𝑉𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑟𝑧
• Line Regulation: = ∗ 1000 (mV/V)
∆𝑉𝑠𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒 𝑅𝑠 +𝑟𝑧
“describing the voltage stability under the source change”
∆𝑉
• Load Regulation: ∆𝐼 𝑜𝑢𝑡 = −𝑟𝑧 (mV/mA)
𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑

“describing the voltage stability under the load change”