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UNIT 1
POWER SUPPLY
(VOLTAGE
REGULATOR)










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Q1. What is the major component in power supply?
Q2. Explain the operation of power supply.
Q3. Draw the block diagram showing basic operation of power supply.
Q4. Match the following output voltage with an appropriate waveform.

Q5. Draw the expected output voltage waveform for the circuit below.
a. full wave rectifier circuit without filter

b. full wave rectifier circuit with filter



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Q6. The 78XX series IC is a ________.
a. fix positive IC voltage regulator
b. fix negative IC voltage regulator
c. both positive and negative IC regulator
d. adjustable IC regulator
Q7. The 79XX series IC is a ________.
a. fix positive IC voltage regulator
b. fix negative IC voltage regulator
c. both positive and negative IC regulator
d. adjustable IC regulator
Q8. The LMX17 series IC is a ________.
a. fix positive IC voltage regulator
b. fix negative IC voltage regulator
c. both positive and negative IC regulator
d. adjustable IC regulator
Q9. Which is the controller component in voltage regulator circuit?
a. resistor
b. transistor
c. diode zener
d. none of the above
Q10. Which is the component providing reference voltage in voltage regulator circuit?
a. resistor
b. transistor
c. diode zener
d. none of the above



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Q11. Which is the component may give effect to output voltage in voltage regulator circuit?
a. resistor
b. transistor
c. diode zener
d. none of the above
Q12. The 7812 IC regulator provide ________.
Q13. The 7902 IC regulator provide ________.
Q14. The 7905 IC regulator provide ________.
Q15. The 7805 IC regulator provide ________.
Q16. List three (3) types of voltage regulator circuit.
Q17. Name two (2) IC voltage regulator types.
Q18. What cause the ripple voltage on the output of capacitor filter?
Q19. Draw a fixed regulated power supply schematic circuit using full wave bridge rectifier,
capacitor filter and fix IC regulator that produce +15V in the load.
Q20. Determine the regulated voltage, V
O
& collector current, I
C
for the shunt regulator below.

Q21. What do you think happen if capacitor filter in power supply circuit shorted to ground?



R1
120
RL
250
Q1
Vz
8.2 V
Vin
22 V
R2
150
I
C

+


V
O


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Q22. Calculate the output voltage V
O
& zener current, I
Z
in the regulator circuit below.

Q23. Determine the regulated output voltage, V
O
& zener current, I
Z
for the series regulator circuit
below.

Q24. Determine the V
R2,
I
R2
, V
O
, I
L,
V
R1,
I
R1
, I
CQ1,
and I
BQ1
for the circuit below

R1
1.24k
RL
2.25k
Q1
Vz
9.1 V
Vin
25 V
R1
2k
R2
3.4k
Q1
Vz
12 V
Vin
20 V
I
Z

+
V
O

-
= 50
I
Z

= 100 +


V
O



-
R
L

R
1

R
2

R
3

R
4

=120
=110
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Q25. Explain the regulation process in circuit below when:
a. output voltage, V
O
tries to increase
b. output voltage, V
O
tries to decrease

Q26. Explain the regulation process in circuit below when:
a. output voltage, V
O
tries to increase
b. output voltage, V
O
tries to decrease

Q27. Explain the regulation process in circuit below when:
a. output voltage, V
O
tries to increase
b. output voltage, V
O
tries to decrease

R1
R2
Q1
Vz
Vin
Rs
RL
Q1
Vz
Vin
Q1
Q2
R1
R2
R3
RL
Rs
Vin Vo
Vz
+

V
O


-
+

V
O


-