Electronics 1

Cape Peninsula University of Technology - School of Electrical Engineering Set by AA du Plessis

330
1k
5,1V
V
CC
ELECTRONICS 1
PRACTICAL 4
1. Build the circuit below.
2. Set the power supply as low as possible and apply it to the circuit. Use a potentiometer
to get down to 1V.
3. Measure the following and fill it in on the table:
3.1 Voltage across the zener diode V
Z
.
3.2 Voltage across the series resistor V
S
= 330 and calculate the total current I
T
.
3.3 Voltage across the load resistor (1k) and calculate the load current I
L.
4. Subtract I
L
from I
T
to get I
Z
and fill it in on the table.
5. Repeat 3 and 4 for the other voltages on the table and draw the graphs on the next
page.
6. Calculate I
Z(MAX)
and I
Z(MIN)
to determine if a 350mW zener can be used in this circuit.
V
CC
V
Z
V
S
I
T
I
L
I
Z
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Electronics 1
Cape Peninsula University of Technology - School of Electrical Engineering Set by AA du Plessis