Cairo University 3rd year

Faculty of Engineering Electrical Engineering

Aerospace department 2013-2014

Sheet (2): Ideal diode and junction

1) For the circuits shown in Figure 1. Draw the waveforms of , given that is a
sinusoidal signal with frequency and peak value . Assume diode is
ideal.

(a) (b) (c)

Figure 1

2) Assuming the diodes are ideal, draw the transfer characteristic ( ) in the circuit
shown in Figure 2. What is the function of the circuit?

Figure 2
3) Assuming the diodes are not ideal ( junction), find the value of and in the circuit
shown in Figure 3

Figure 3

4) Consider a peak rectifier fed by a sinusoidal signal with peak value .

Let the load resistance . Find the value of the capacitance that will result in peak-
to-peak ripple of .

5) For the circuit shown Figure 4a:

i. Determine the output voltage for the following cases.
1. .
2. , .
3. .
ii. Define the function of the circuit (Assume ideal diodes).
Repeat for the circuit shown in Figure 4b.

(a) (b)

Figure 4
6) For the circuit shown in Figure 5
a. Draw the transfer characteristic.
b. Draw the output waveform of the circuit when is a sinusoidal signal with peak
value , , and .

Figure 5

7) For the circuit shown in Figure 6. The zener diode has at .

, the supply voltage is nominally that can carry with
a. Find with no load and at nominal value.
b. Find the change in that results from change in .
c. Find the change in when a load resistance is connected at output.
d. What is the maximum value of for which the diode still operates in the break
down region?

Figure 6