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Name
2015
:ABDUL WAHAB
Date
:1-03-
Regd-No :2014-MC-03
OBJECTIVES:
To experimentally measure the V-I characteristics of a diode, and
generate its plot.
SUGGESTED READING:
Class Lectures 2, 3
Please read through all the suggested reading before you come to lab.
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Fig 1.2: V-I characteristics of an ideal diode, considering only forward voltage
drop
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Procedure:
Connect the diode to the
variable power supply of the basic circuit trainer board in the
following configuration:
Increase the voltage from the variable voltage supply by a
small step and measure the current through the diode using
the palm-scopes DMM function.
The input voltage can be measured by connecting the
voltmeter between the two green spots (i.e. in parallel with
the source), and the current can be measured by connecting
the ammeter between the two blue spots (i.e. in series with
the diode).
Repeat the process and record the values of voltage and
current.
Make sure you do not increase the applied voltage above
three volts, as it can cause a large current to flow through
the diode and damage the palm-scope current fuse, as the
MCT-137: ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS
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V-I Curve:
A V-I curve shows the relation between the current passing
through a device and the applied input voltage to it. Use
Microsoft Excel to plot the data you collected in the form of a V-I
curve and attach it below:
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REVIEW QUESTIONS:
Q: How does the V-I curve of a practical diode differ from the V-I
curve of an ideal diode?
nothing is ideal. Having said that, the diodes are no exceptions. Characteristics of
commercially available diodes deviates from ideal diode characteristics. The graph
given below shows how the characteristics of commercially available diodes
deviates from that of ideal diode. n general, the characteristics of commercially
available diodes shift to the right indicating additional voltage drop across the
diode. The additional voltage drop across the commercial (non-ideal) diode is due to
internal body resistance and the external contact resistance.
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Knee voltage is 3.2 volts.
4. Logic gates
5. Ionizing radiation detector
6. Temperature measuring
7. Current steering
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COMMENTS:
P.S: Comments are logical observations and findings that you learned during your practical.
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