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ANDHRA PRADESH
Name of the faculty : Ch. Padmavathi
Designation : Lecturer in ECE
Branch : ECE
Institute : G.P.W, Nellore
Year/Sem. : III Sem
Subject : ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - I
Subject Code : EC- 302
Topic : Power Supplies
Duration : 50 Mins.
Sub Topic : Operation of a series and shunt
type regulators
Teaching Aids : PPT slides , Scanned diagrams
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Objectives
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What is a simple zener regulator?
voltage
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Limitations of simple zener diode regulator
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Purpose of series voltage regulator
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Circuit of a simple series voltage regulator
VBE
VZ
Operation
Vout= VZ – VBE
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Advantages of series voltage regulator
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Disadvantages of series voltage regulator
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Shunt voltage regulator
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Circuit of transistor shunt voltage regulator
Operation
VOUT = VZ+VBE
Case(1):
• If RL decreases the current through base of
Q1 reduces.
• So less collector current is shunted.
• So load current increases maintaining regulated
voltage across the load.
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Case(2):
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Disadvantages
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Summary
regulator.
supplies.
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Quiz
b) Reference
c) Emitter follower
d) None
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1. A transistor shunt regulator provides
b) Higher voltages
c) Lower currents
d) None
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Frequently asked questions
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