CHARACTERISTIC APPARATUS

ZENER DIODE
AIM: volage
characleristic and to find the break down
To draw the Zener Diode

PRINCIPLE: offers verv hiah resistance wher.

reverse Biased Bu
offers very low resistance and
Zener DIode when lorward Biasedcaled the Break down vohage the current ancreases sharply
at one particular reverse votage

PROCEDURE:
FORWARD BIAS CHARACTERISTIC Swicn
daw the Zener Diode chancteristic forfonward EBias are made as shown in Fig 1. The Sid-)
The circuit connectons lo millameka ket humds A
9volt sidel &
just below the voltmeter is kapl lowards
steps ol 0.1 vok by adiusting the potontiometer
P1 anrd milomeler readng tr s
Now the volage VE 0s increased in
noled.
A graph is drawn by taking VF on X-axis and IF onY axis

REVERSE BIAS CHARACTERISTIC

The oircuit conneciions are sarne bul the Zener Diode is reversed as shown in Fig.2Swtch just below the vclmeler
is kept towards 20 vot's side miliawnctea ç kest towarl! i0mA de.
The voltage VA is increased 1n steps of 1volt. By adusting P2 and coresponding readng lR 0s noled The process is
continued untill voltage arross the Zerer Diode becomes constant and ihere is shat increase of curTent variaion
rasults in no change of voltage across the Diode is dotermined fro the Reverse Bes characterstic which gives the
treak dowr, votage A graph rs drawn by keaping Ve on X avs ard i5 3n axis

INPUT

FROMVE
SUPPLY
IF 10(mA)

Reverse Sias
Characte"stic Forward Bias
FIGURE-1 FORWARD BIAS
Characteristic

INPUT
FROM 5V

FIGURE-2 REVERSE BIAS