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A Zenun diocl in a
specia dvignud p-n wncHon
which opvalis in the JwNese brwak-do o n
diod
i o n wi h aqeatly oudusd bzoak- douon
The opraton 6+. Zenen
nolha
voltage,
diod
calleo 2ener yoltog
depend s On t Lewd loping t h e p-n ncHon

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chonacuistics, of Zenn diode-
T h o d ood biaoed
ehoracinisHc i6 similnn to
4a an ondimau p-n
juncion diod. OnAar
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eN UMe bis, he 1-V
N2 Fonwnd voltag e
obanaciris Hc s similan
to an ondinaruy diod

upto brwk doon volfage .

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depping in conollad
1-v ehrnctnushes <fa Zomr diod
In
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brwalkdovon vollage in shoop ond dsinet. TBeyend
h bak dojon voltage, he
wNs CwvUE incuaes
ha to igw valut whuch indicatus that
4he vo ltaga o c u s h diode in amo independent
diods ovnve in is
ugioh ThW
bruak doLon voltang a in Caldd Zenen volfrge(Ve) and
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cumalms tohem I2 ineuooes
cleny Vz
clean Comtant ewen

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Zener diodu vM avoltaqe lqulatoo

he workimq of a 2ener diod in baord the
on toct
Hat An exforem el mall Vol fge change in Hhe
the
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y larqa
ehange tn Zene cwvwmt Houover , Zener dio
ii pepovuel
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n
s emi con ducton and h
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thak it inot
damag ao bby the lange
So 2ener diods O

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The un uguarod de p p l volhag ( v i > V2) ancl
ha Sentes ouois tan O9 60 chosen thot Hh
diods epvukts in Hhe Juvne buak doon eoN on .

Th 2eu diod keaps a cotant ontput yoltaga

Vo= Vz CIOSS h ood osi stan e althouh
4h inpwt yotagt or dead SMstanee RL may

a oven a wio Jmge

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wopteHve Noo opplgine kCL and
KVL we at

1 2 +IL
V2 Vi- TR

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Th
Te Ourpuf
Notaq Yo may4 bi yoied by nooyin
4he lead swsistan te RL O yaouing a he input

volhageNi
OLoad qulaion
Tn
In thi cane, the suppln yolnge vi in kept cohad
Oncd He lod owvue TL in changad b, Naruping RL
fo an Ca0L, V2 in comant. So,
AV2= o and AVi = co

Noo 9e m equation 2 O
AAs V2 = Avi- R AT

=) Al2 +a11 O
=

=) I2 ATL
k eapin
in ewwecl, keeplnq
fo
Thus
Tw if the
th oad i stane
Load ownent
spp yoltagaCotant, he
wfh ineuase in Zenen Cuvemt
dwru es' an 24aA
2qnaA

that h emai Contat Vz7

s0 owpwt
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lond usislane R i kept fx ed nd he
wken th
6LPp voltage vi ie oouied, we aet fouom 2
AVi = RAT
n AV2 =AVo = O and L in c o t , equaHon
ives T AI2
ance
keepîmg Hhoao JsA
Thw when vi i> NoJükol
wwwwt bo th ehange
RL tix ed thsuPp and 2enen
Tand Vo Ju aln Cotant
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