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1. Calculate the intrinsic carrier concentration for silicon at 12. A diode has a power rating of 5 W. If the diode voltage is A. 6% C. 85%
350 K. 1.2 V and the diode current is 1.75 A, what is the power B. 8.5% * D. 58%
dissipation?
2. Consider silicon at 300 K doped with arsenic atoms at a A. 3.2 W C. 5.0 W 27. Calculate the ripple voltage of a full-wave rectifier with a
concentration of Nd = 8 × 1015 /cm3 . Assume mobility B. 2.1 W * D. 4.3 W 75-μF filter capacitor connected to a load drawing 40 mA.
values of μn = 1350 cm2/V-s and μp = 480 cm2/V-s. The A. 1.20 V C. 1.32 V
applied electric field is 100 V/cm. Calculate the drift 13. A 1-kΩ resistor is connected in series to a forward biased B. 1.28 V * D. 1.41 V
current density. diode. If the supply voltage is 10 V, what is the current
though the resistor using the ideal diode model? 28. If a peak rectified voltage for the full-wave filter circuit is 40
3. Consider silicon at 300 K. The electron concentration A. 10 mA * C. 9.3 mA V, calculate the filter dc voltage if C = 75 μF and load
varies linearly from n = 1012 cm–3 to n = 1016 cm–3 over the B. 7.3 mA D. 9.0 mA current is 40 mA.
distance x = 0 to x = 3 μm. Dn = 35 cm2/s. A. 27.9 V C. 37.78 V *
14. Use the second approximation to determine the load B. 32.12 V D. 40 V
4. A silicon pn junction at T = 300 K is doped at Na = 1016 cm current in a series diode circuit with V = 10 V and RL = 1
–3 in the p region and N = 1017 cm–3 in the n region. kΩ. 29. The 18 V output voltage of a power supply is applied to a
d
Calculate the built in potential barrier. A. 7.3 mA C. 9.3 mA * zener diode voltage regulator through a 270 Ω series
B. 8.3 mA D. 10.3 mA resistor. The zener voltage is 10 V and the load resistance
5. A silicon diode is at T = 300 K in which IS = 10–14 A and n = is 1 kΩ. Determine the Thevenin voltage.
1. Find the diode current for vd = 0.7 V. 15. What is the power dissipation in the diode of the previous A. 16.4 V C. 12.4 V
problem? B. 3.83 V D. 14.2 V *
6. A silicon pn junction at T = 300 K has a reverse saturation A. 6.51 mW * C. 5.11 mW
current of 2 × 10–14 A. Determine the required forward bias B. 5.81 mW D. 7.21 mW 30. The 18 V output voltage of a power supply is applied to a
voltage to produce a current of 1 mA. zener diode voltage regulator through a 270 Ω series
16. The 1N4001 has a bulk resistance of 0.23 Ω. Determine resistor. The zener voltage is 10 V and the load resistance
the load current for a series diode circuit with V = 10 V, is 1 kΩ. Determine the load current.
7. The diffusion resistance of a pn junction diode at T = 300
and RL = 10 Ω using the piecewise linear model. A. 10 mA * C. 29.6 mA
K is determined to be 50 ohms. What is the qiescent diode
A. 0.547 A C. 0.875 A B. 19.6 mA D. 15.6 mA
current?
B. 0.453 A D. 0.909 A *
31. The 18 V output voltage of a power supply is applied to a
8. The graph shown was obtained during an experiement in 17. A half-wave rectifier has a 10 V rms, 60 Hz voltage applied zener diode voltage regulator through a 270 Ω series
a diode. What type of diode is this? Determine the forward to its input. The load is a 1-kΩ resistor. Calculate the ideal resistor. The zener voltage is 10 V and the load resistance
current for a forward voltage of 0.5 V. Determine the value of the dc load voltage. is 1 kΩ. Determine the zener current.
forward voltage for a forward current of 30 mA. Determine A. 4.27 V C. 14.1 V A. 10 mA C. 29.6 mA
the resistance of the diode when the forward voltage is 0.4 B. 4.49 V * D. 13.4 V B. 19.6 mA * D. 15.6 mA
V.
18. A half-wave rectifier uses a transformer having a primary 32. A zener diode has an input voltage that varies from 22 V
to secondary ratio of 5:1. A supply voltage of 120 V, 60 Hz to 30 V. If the regulated output voltage is 12 V and the
is applied to the primary of the transformer. The load has a load resistance varies from 140 Ω to 10 kΩ, what is the
value of 1 kΩ. Determine the dc load voltage using second maximum allowable series resistance?
approximation. A. 110 Ω C. 117 Ω *
A. 34 V C. 33.3 V B. 115 Ω D. 120 Ω
B. 10.8 V D. 10.6 V *
33. A zener regulator has an input voltage ranging from 15 to
19. A full-wave center-tap rectifier has a transformer ratio of 20 V and a load current ranging from 5 to 20 mA. If the
10:1. The primary of the transformer is connected to a zener voltage is 6.8 V, what is the maximum allowable
120-V, 60 Hz supply. What is the ideal value of the peak series resistance?
load voltage? A. 400 ohms C. 410 ohms *
A. 17 V C. 7.8 V B. 420 ohms D. 440 ohms
B. 8.5 V * D. 15.6 V
34. Calculate the ripple of a capacitor filter for a peak rectified
20. The total secondary voltage in a center-tapped full-wave voltage of 40 V, a capacitor value C = 75 μF, and a load
rectifier is 125 V rms. Neglecting the diode drop, the rms current of 40 mA.
output voltage is A. 3.2% C. 4.03%
A. 125 V B. 3.39%* D. 4.59%
9. The characteristics of a zener diode is shown below. B. 177 V
Determine the current flowing through the diode when a C. 100 V For all diodes, use second approximation.
reverse voltage of 30 V is applied. What is the vokltage D. 62.5 V *
drop across the diode when a reverse current of 5 mA is 35. In the reverse bias region, the saturation current of a
flowing in it. What is the voltage rating of the diode and the 21. When the peak output voltage is 100 V, the PIV fpr each silicon diode is about 0.1 µA (T = 20°C). Determine its
power dissipated when a reverse voltage of 30 V appears diode in a center-tapped full-wave rectifier is (neglecting approximate value if the temperature is increased to 40°C.
across it. the diode drop)
A. 100 V 36. For a series diode configuration with a supply voltage of 8
B. 200 V * V and a load resistance of 2.2 kΩ, determine the diode
C. 141 V current.
D. 50 V
For items 37 and 38, refer the figure below:
22. When the rms output voltage of a bridge full-wave rectifier
is 20 V, the peak inverse voltage across the diode is
(neglecting the diode drop)
A. 20 V
B. 40 V
C. 28.3 V *
D. 56.6 V

23. Determine the dc load voltage of a bridge rectifier with an

input voltage of 120 V, 60 Hz applied to transformer
having a 10:1 ratio. 37. Determine the dc load voltage.
A. 15.6 V C. 9.93 V
B. 4.97 V D. 10.36 V * 38. Determine the minimum PIV for each diode.

24. A power supply has the following parts: transformer with For items 39 and 40, refer to the figure below:
5:1 ratio with 120 V, 60 Hz input, bridge rectifier, capacitor
filter with C = 100 µF. The load is a 5-kΩ resistor.
Calculate the approximate value of the dc load current.
10. What is the barrier potential of a silicon junction diode at A. 2.16 mA C. 3.4 mA
100°C if at an ambient temperature of 25°C, its barrier B. 6.8 mA * D. 8.4 mA
potential is 0.7 V.
A. 0.45 V C. 0.55 V * 25. The dc load current in a certain power supply is 19.8 mA.
B. 0.50 V D. 0.60 V What is the peak-to-peak ripple voltage if the filter
capacitor has a value of 4700 µF?
11. If the surface leakage current is 2 nA for a reverse voltage A. 70 mVpp C. 80 mVpp Note: the secondary voltage is rated to be 12 V rms.
of 25 V, what is the surface leakage current for a reverse B. 35 mVpp * D. 40 mVpp
voltage of 35 V? 39. Determine the dc value of the load voltage.
A. 2.2 nA C. 2.6 nA 26. Calculate the ripple of a filter output having a 20-V dc
B. 2.4 nA C. 2.8 nA * component and a 1.7 Vr(rms) ac component. 40. What is the minimum PIV rating for each diode?
Adamson University – ECE Department Take Home Exam Electronics Engineering

For items 41 to 43, refer to the given problem below: The peak
output voltage of a bridge rectifier is 10.6 V. It enters a
capacitor filter with C = 200 µF. The output dc current is 20
mA.

41. Calculate the dc value of the output voltage of the filter.

42. Calculate the rms value of the ripple voltage at the output
of the filter.

43. Calculate the ripple factor of the filter.

44. A C-filter has C = 200 µF. Determine the ripple factor if the
load resistance of 12 kΩ.

45. A certain 7805 regulator has a measured no-load output

voltage of 5.18 V and a full load output of 5.15 V. What is
the load regulation?

46. A power supply has VNL = 9.91 V, VFL = 9.81 V, VHL = 9.94
V and VLL = 9.79 V, What is the line regulation?
A. 1.53% * C. 1.51%
B. 1.02% D. 1.01 %

47. What is the current flowing through a 100-Ω load if the

power supply uses LM7812 regulator, a 1000μF capacitor
at the input and 0.1 μF capacitor at the output of the
regulator? Determine also the peak-to-peak input ripple
A. 1 V * C. 1.5 V
B. 2 V D. 3 V

48. In an adjustable voltage regulator that uses LM 317, R1 =

2 kΩ and R2 = 22 kΩ.
A. 10.12 V C. 16.1 V *
B. 14.21 V D. 16.4 V

49. The LM 7805 can regulate to specifications with an input

voltage between 7.5 V and 20 V. What is the maximum
efficiency?
A. 66.67 % * C. 25%
B. 50% D. 87.5%

50. The device associated with a voltage-controlled

capacitance is a
A. light emitting diode C. varactor diode *
B. photodiode D. zener diode

51. Which of the following has a negative resistance region?

A. tunnel diode * C. Schottly diode
B. step recovery diode D. Optocoupler

52. The diode with a forward voltage drop of approximately

0.25 V is the
A. step recovery diode C. back diode
B. Schottky diode * D. constant current diode

53. These are devices that convert optical signals into

electrical signals
A. Photodiode
B. Photocell
C. Photodetector
D. Phototransistor

54. Determine Vo1 and Vo2

55. Determine Vo and ID