&. Institute of Technology & Management Experiment No.7 OBJECTIVE:: Application of Zener diode: Zener diode as voltage regulator. Measurement of percentage regulation by varying load resistor APPARATUS REQUIRED: S.No. | Name of Apparatus Specifications / value Quantity | 1 | Zener diode 6y breakdown 0-=12V Variable DC power supply T Power rating=0.5W Carbon type Resistance 10K Potentiometer 33/4 digit Digital Multimeter Bread board Connecting wire Brief Theory:- A PN junction diode does not conduct when reverse biased. But if reverse voltage is increased, at a particular voltage it starts conducting heavily. This voltage is called break down voltage. High current through the diode can permanently damage it. But the Zener diode in reverse bias maintains almost constant voltage across its terminals whatever may be the input voltage and current through it. So a Zener diode is a PN-junction diode specially made to work in break down region. It is used in Voltage regulators Percentage Load Regulation: 1. The voltage regulation of any device is usually expressed as percentage regulation 2. The percentage regulation is given by the formula ((Vea-ViVix)X100 /oltage across the diode, when no load is connected. Viu=Voltage across the diode, when load is connected.GL BAJAJ Institute of Technology & Management &. Expected Load regulation Characteristics vt Re LOAD REGULATION RL. Procedure: LOAD REGULATION: 1. Connect the circuit as shown in fig 2. Adjust V; to slightly greater than the breakdown voltage and keep it constant. 3. Vary the load resistance Ri. from 1002 to 10KQ. 4, Plot i, Vs Vo to obtain the load regulation characteristics. Observation Table: Specification of zener breakdown voltage= 6V, Rs = % REGULATION LOAD Ru Vin(¥) WNL | VFL | (W-VayVnX100 Hl 1002 2002 3002 TKOGL BAJAJ Institute of Technology & Management 8 3.0KQ | 9 35KQ F0KQ Precautions:~ 1 The terminals of the Zener diode should be properly identified 2. While determined the load regulation, load should not be immediately shorted. 3 Should be ensured that the applied voltages & currents do not exceed the ratings of the diode. Viva-voce Questions QI. What is the basic principle of Zener diode? (Q2. What is Zener breakdown? {Q3. At what voltage zener break down and avalanche break down occur? (4, What do you mean by line Regulation. (Q5.What do you mean by load Regulation.