Electronics Devices & Circuits

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Lecture-4
Diodes & Applications-2

Engr Sardar Ahmad

 Class Learning Objectives
 Introduction
 Half wave rectifier
 Full wave rectifier
 Bridge Rectifiers
 Power Filters & Regulators
 Diodes Limiter circuits
 Diodes Clamp circuits
 Diodes Voltage Multipliers
 Summary
 Introduction
 Diodes ability to Conduct current in one direction
while Blocking current in other direction essential
for Operation of Circuits
 Specific Diodes Circuits include:
 AC Rectifiers
 Power Supply Filters / Regulators
 Diode Limiters / Clampers
 Diode Voltage Multipliers
 Summary
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Comparison of Half Wave & Full Wave Filtering

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 Selected Key Terms
Rectifier An electronic circuit that converts ac into
pulsating dc; one part of a power supply.

Filter In a power supply, the capacitor used to reduce

the variation of the output voltage from a
rectifier.
Regulator An electronic device or circuit that maintains
an essentially constant output voltage for a
range of input voltage or load values; one part
of a power supply

Ripple Voltage The small variation in dc output voltage of a

filtered rectifier caused by charging and
discharging of the filter capacitor
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Line Regulation The change in output voltage of a regulator
for a given change in input voltage, normally
expressed as a percentage.

Load The change in output voltage of a regulator for

Regulation a given range of load currents, normally
expressed as a percentage.

Limiter A diode circuit that clips off or removes part of

a waveform above and/or below a specified
level.
Clamper A circuit that adds a dc level to an ac voltage
using a diode and a capacitor.

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