SPECIAL PURPOSE DIODE

(CURRENT REGULATOR DIODE)

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MUHAMMAD SYAUQI B. ZAKARIA
ANWARUL IZAAN B. ANWAR
NURHASNANEY BT. SULAIMAN
MUHAMMAD FARIZ CHE AZIZ
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Introduction

 History
 Construction and Basic Idea
 Equivalent Circuit and Symbol
 How does it work
 Significant Characteristic/s
 Applications
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HISTORY OF CRDs..

 First introduced in late 1960s …

 Many of the device were granted MIL – classification …
 However in the late 80s and early 90s , there were
numerous cuts in u.s military programs
 As a results …
 For that reason …
 Despite the problem, CRDs are still popular and readily
available in united states for the following major
sources:- such as …
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BASIC IDEA

CRDs are drastically different from any of the diode. CRDs maintains a relatively
constant device current over a wide range of forward operating voltages.

Other purpose of CRDs is:-

 To create current source.

 To provide a constant current regardless of changes in the input voltage or load
current.
 To regulate current over a wide voltage range.
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CONSTRUCTION..

 Today the most common diodes are

made from …
 It is a JFET with the gate shorted to
Example Circuit
the source, and function like …
 They allow a current through them to
rise to a certain value, and then level
off at a specific value.
 current regulator diode is also called
…
Equivalent Circuit & Symbol

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Circuit diagram

If we were to build a circuit

like figure (a)
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Graft

The graft for this diode

Is figure (b)
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LOGO How Does CCD Operate?

The circuit of CCD is a current

generator in series with
parallel of the dynamic impendence
In the junction capacitance.
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Significant Characteristics

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Constant Current Diodes

POV
VL

Zk Ratings

IP

Zt
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Peak Operating Voltage

POV The maximum allowable value of Vf

Maximum Limiting Voltage

(VL) The voltage at which the diode starts
to limit current

Regulator Current
(IP) Regulated value of forward current for
forward voltages between VL & POV
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Minimum
Minimum Minimum
Minimum
Dynamic
Dynamic Knee
Knee
Impedance(Zt)
Impedance(Zt) Impedance(Zk)
Impedance(Zk)

Operated at the knee

Operated in the current
voltage of the
limiting region of operation
operating curve

*Minimum forward impedance

of a constant current diode
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Application
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 Application
 automatically limit current through an
LED or laser diode over a wide range of
power supply voltages.
 charging of small secondary-cell
batteries-large secondary
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LOGO Conclusion

 CRDs are drastically different from any of the

diode.
 Its maintains a relatively constant device
current over a wide range of forward
operating voltages.
 Its allow a current through them to rise to a
certain value, and then level off at a specific
value.
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LDOIOG References
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1
3 Wikipedia

Current source and voltage references

2 By Linden T. Harrison

Integrated publishing Electrical Engineering

3 Training Series

Semiconductor Component Industries,LLC

4 reference text book,Wikipedia &
www.avtechplus.info/diode/faq

5
3 Encyclopedia special diode
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