APPLICATION OF DIODES

EC 217 – ELECTRONIC DEVICES

UNIT 1
LOAD LINE ANALYSIS
• The simplest circuit to
first obtain the V-I
characteristics of a diode
is shown.
• The V-I characteristic
curve helps us to identify
the current and voltage
levels at which we wish
to employ the diode in a
network.
LOAD LINE ANALYSIS
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LOAD LINE ANALYSIS
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EXAMPLE
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EXMPLE - SOLUTION
(a)

This load line plotted superimposed on the diode characteristics curve

gives:

(b)
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SERIES DIODE CONFIGURATIONS
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SERIES DIODE
CONFIGURATIONS
SERIES DIODE
CONFIGURATIONS
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SERIES DIODE
CONFIGURATIONS
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SERIES DIODE
CONFIGURATIONS
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DIODE AS HALF WAVE RECTIFIER
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DIODE AS HALF WAVE RECTIFIER
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DIODE AS HALF WAVE RECTIFIER
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DIODE AS HALF WAVE RECTIFIER
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DIODE AS HALF
WAVE RECTIFIER
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DIODE AS HALF
WAVE RECTIFIER
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DIODE AS FULL WAVE RECTIFIER
• Half wave rectifier uses only 50% of the input signal for producing dc output.
• Full wave rectifier – uses 100% of input signal for doing the same.
• 4 diodes are used in bridge configuration.
DIODE AS FULL WAVE RECTIFIER
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DIODE AS FULL WAVE RECTIFIER
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DIODE AS FULL WAVE RECTIFIER
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DIODE AS FULL WAVE RECTIFIER
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DIODE AS A CLIPPER
• Diodes as rectifier clearly demonstrates – Diodes can be used to
change appearance of a waveform.
• Clippers – diode based circuit which are used to clip away a portion of
the input wave form without distorting the rest of the wave.
• Clippers come in two forms:
1. Series clippers
2. Parallel clippers
DIODE AS
SERIES CLIPPERS
• The half wave
rectifier is the
simplest series
clipper.
• Though it was used
for a sinusoidal wave
form, the same logic
applies to a wide
variety of other shape
waveforms.
DIODE AS BIASED SERIES CLIPPERS
• Adding an external dc supply to the circuit in previous slide gives a noticeable effect on
the analysis of the series clipper network.
• The external dc supply can work aiding or against the input signal – depending on
where in the circuit it is introduced.
• Hence there is not prescribed method to analyze the network in this case.
• A sample circuit is shown below:
DIODE AS BIASED SERIES CLIPPERS
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DIODE AS BIASED SERIES CLIPPERS
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EXAMPLE
For the circuit given below and the waveform provided, determine the
output clipped version of the input.
EXAMPLE - SOLUTION
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EXAMPLE - SOLUTION
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DIODE IN PARALLEL CLIPPERS
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DIODE IN PARALLEL CLIPPERS
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POSITIVE CLIPPERS – SIMPLE PARALLEL
• Removes the positive part of the input signal.
• Output will have only the negative half cycles
POSITIVE CLIPPERS – SIMPLE PARALLEL
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POSITIVE CLIPPERS – SIMPLE PARALLEL
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NEGATIVE CLIPPERS – SIMPLE PARALLEL
• Removes the negative part of the input signal.
• Output will have only the positive half cycles.
BIASED PARALLEL POSITIVE CLIPPERS
• In this case, we attach and external bias to the diode.
• Output is taken across the (diode + bias) combination.
BIASED PARALLEL POSITIVE CLIPPERS
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BIASED PARALLEL POSITIVE CLIPPERS
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BIASED PARALLEL NEGATIVE CLIPPERS
• Diode direction is just changed.
• Same logic as positive clippers.
CLAMPERS
• Clampers are designed to shift the input waveform to another dc level
without distorting the remaining portion of the waveform.
• Recall that clippers are designed to clip off a portion of the input
waveform without distorting the remaining portion of the waveform.
• Clamper circuits consist of:
1. A diode
2. A resistor
3. A capacitor
4. A dc bias (if added can give better control of the shift level).
CLAMPERS
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CLAMPERS
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CLAMPERS
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CLAMPERS
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CLAMPERS
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CLAMPERS
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EXAMPLE
Determine the output for the network and input signal shown below:
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