Diagram of a zener diode. In this way it is used as a voltage regulator. A zener diode is a special type of diode designed to reliably allow current to flow backwards when a certain set reverse voltage known as the zener voltage is reached. This diode zener tester can be fitted in a 9v battery box. Lawinen effekt auf bei dem ab einer bestimmten sperrspannung der strom schlagartig zunimmt durchbruchspannung.
Die hoehe dieser durchbruchspannung u br ist die hauptkenngroesse einer z diode und ist im datenblatt spezifiziert. Among the diversity of shapes of powersupply circuits the zener diode circuit uses persistent voltage as a reference. Zener diodes are manufactured with a great variety of zener voltages and some are even variable. The circuit has main advantage that it works with a voltage as low as 6v dc and consumes less than 8 ma electric current.
Hence in this way the voltage is limited across the load. In other words the diode which is specially designed for optimising the breakdown region is known as the zener diode. In sperrrichtung tritt bei einer silizium diode der zener bzw. Clarence zener is the scientist who discovered this electrical property and the device is named.
This is considered as the basic application of zener diode. In durchlassrichtung arbeitet die z diode wie ein normale diode. Eine z diode frueher auch zener diode ist eine diode die darauf ausgelegt ist dauerhaft in sperrrichtung im bereich der durchbruchspannung betrieben zu werden. The zener diode is used in its reverse bias or reverse breakdown mode ie.
A heavily doped semiconductor diode which is designed to operate in reverse direction is known as the zener diode. Zener diode is connected in reverse bias so once the zener voltage exceeds then the current flows through the diode but there is an unnoticeable voltage drop. Erreicht wird das durch eine stark dotierte p und eine stark dotierte n schicht. The diodes anode connects to the negative supply.
Typischerweise werden z. 13 of the box may be used for four 15v batteries and the remaining 13 is sufficient for accommodating this circuit. Z dioden zener dioden avalanche dioden die z diode ist eine silizium halbleiterdiode die in sperrrichtung betrieben wird. But when it is reverse biased above a certain voltage known as zener breakdown voltage or zener voltage or avalanche point or zener knee voltage the voltage remains constant for a wide range of current.
Zener diode is a general purpose diode which behaves like a normal diode when forward biased.