Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Donald A. Neamen
Chapter 2
Diode Circuits
The diode rectifier, filter, and voltage regulator are diode circuits.
Voltage Transfer
Characteristics
Diode voltage
VM 1
The ripple on the ‘dc’ output is Vr where f
2 fRC 2TP
t 1 2Vr
T VM
i C CVM t
iC , peak CVM t
2Vr
t
VM
Detector circuit
Demodulated output
signal
VZ
IL
RL
VPS VZ
II
Ri
IZ II IL
D1 is not on.
D2 is on.
This pins VO to -0.6V
0 0 0
5 0 4.3
0 5 4.3
5 5 4.3
V = 0.7V
V1 V2 VO
(V) (V) (V)
0 0 0
5 0 0
0 5 0
5 5 4.3
V = 0.7V