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Lect 3load Line

Load-line analysis is a method used to analyze diode circuits using actual characteristics, defining a straight line based on network parameters. The intersection of the load line with the characteristic curve identifies the Q-point, determining the diode's current and voltage. The document also discusses diode configurations, including forward and reverse bias conditions, and provides examples for calculating various parameters in diode circuits.

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Lect 3load Line

Load-line analysis is a method used to analyze diode circuits using actual characteristics, defining a straight line based on network parameters. The intersection of the load line with the characteristic curve identifies the Q-point, determining the diode's current and voltage. The document also discusses diode configurations, including forward and reverse bias conditions, and provides examples for calculating various parameters in diode circuits.

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LOAD-LINE ANALYSIS

 THE ANALYSIS OF DIODE CAN FOLLOW ONE OF TWO PATHS: USING THE ACTUAL
CHARACTERISTICS OR APPLYING AN APPROXIMATE MODEL FOR THE DEVICE.
 LOAD LINE ANALYSIS: IS USED TO ANALYSE DIODE CIRCUIT USING ITS ACTUAL
CHARACTERISTICS.
LOAD-LINE ANALYSIS

 A STRAIGHT LINE IS DEFINED BY THE PARAMETERS OF THE NETWORK.


 IT IS CALLED THE LOAD LINE BECAUSE THE INTERSECTION ON THE VERTICAL AXES
IS DEFINED BY THE APPLIED LOAD R.
LOAD-LINE ANALYSIS
 THE MAXIMUM ID EQUALS E/R, AND THE MAXIMUM V D EQUALS E.
 THE POINT WHERE THE LOAD LINE AND THE CHARACTERISTIC CURVE INTERSECT IS
THE Q-POINT, WHICH IDENTIFIES ID AND V D FOR A PARTICULAR DIODE IN A GIVEN
CIRCUIT.
EXAMPLE:

 FOR THE GIVEN DIODE CONFIGURATION AND DIODE CHARACTERISTICS,


DETERMINE: VDQ , IDQ AND VR.
SOLUTION:

 THE LOAD LINE IS FIRSTLY DRAWN BETWEEN VD=E=10 V AND ID=E/R=10/0.5K=20MA.


THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN THE LOAD LINE AND CHARACTERISTICS DEFINES THE
Q-POINT AS VDQ=0.78 AND IDQ=18.5MA. VR=IDQ R=(18.5MA)(1K)=18.5 V.
DIODE CONFIGURATIONS:

 THE FORWARD RESISTANCE OF THE DIODE IS USUALLY SO SMALL COMPARED TO


THE OTHER SERIES ELEMENTS OF THE NETWORK THAT IT CAN BE IGNORED.

 IN GENERAL, A DIODE IS IN THE “ON” STATE IF THE CURRENT ESTABLISHED BY THE


APPLIED SOURCES IS SUCH THAT ITS DIRECTION MATCHES THAT OF THE ARROW
IN THE DIODE SYMBOL, AND VD≥0.7V FOR SILICON, VD≥0.3V FOR GERMANIUM,
AND VD≥1.2V FOR GALLIUM ARSENIDE.

 YOU MAY ASSUME THE DIODE IS “ON”, AND THEN FIND THE CURRENT IN THE DIODE.
IF THE CURRENT FLOWS INTO THE POSITIVE TERMINAL OF THE DIODE, THEN THE
ASSUMPTION IS RIGHT, OTHERWISE, THE DIODE IS “OFF”.
SERIES DIODE CONFIGURATIONS:

FORWARD BIAS

CONSTANTS
• SILICON DIODE: VD = 0.7 V
• GERMANIUM DIODE: VD = 0.3 V

ANALYSIS (FOR SILICON)


• VD = 0.7 V (OR VD = E IF E < 0.7 V)
• VR = E – VD
• ID = IR = IT = VR / R= (E-VD) / R
SERIES DIODE CONFIGURATIONS:

REVERSE BIAS

DIODES IDEALLY BEHAVE AS OPEN CIRCUITS

ANALYSIS
• VD = E
• VR = 0 V
• ID = 0 A
EXAMPLE:

•DETERMINE VD, VR AND ID.


EXAMPLE:

•DETERMINE VD, VR AND ID.

•SOLUTION
EXAMPLE:

DETERMINE VD, VR AND ID.


SOLUTION
EXAMPLE:

DETERMINE VOAND ID. THE FORWARD BIAS VOLTAGE FOR RED


LED IS 1.8 V.
SOLUTION
EXAMPLE:

DETERMINE ID ,VD2 AND VO.


SOLUTION
EXAMPLE:

DETERMINE I , V1 ,V2 AND VO


SOLUTION
PARALLEL AND SERIES-PARALLEL CONFIGURATIONS :
EXAMPLE
DETERMINE VO , I1, ID1, AND ID2
SOLUTION
EXAMPLE
FIND THE RESISTOR R TO ENSURE A CURRENT OF 20 MA. THROUGH THE
“ON” DIODE FOR THE GIVEN CIRCUIT. BOTH DIODES HAVE REVERSE
BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE OF 3V AND AVERAGE TURN-ON VOLTAGE OF 2V.
SOLUTION
EXAMPLE
DETERMINE THE VOLTAGE VO.
SOLUTION
EXAMPLE
DETERMINE THE CURRENTS I1, I2 AND ID2
SOLUTION
THANKS
#KEEP LEARNING#

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