Homework #4

Due Date: October 22, 2014 (Wednesday)

ECE 3040 C Fall 2014
Microelectronic Circuits
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
1. Pierret, Problem 10.4 (10 points)
2. Pierret, Problem 10.10 (10 points)

3. Pierret, Problem 11.2 (10 points)

4. Pierret, Problem 11.8 (10 points)
5. Pierret, Problem 11.9 (10 points)
6. Diode Circuit: Q-Point Analysis (15 points)
Find the Q-points for the diodes in the circuit using (a) the ideal diode model
and (b) the constant voltage drop model with Von = 0.75 V.

7. Half-Wave Rectifier (15 points)

A 3.3V, 30 A dc power supply is to be designed with a ripple of less than 2.5%. Assume
that a half-wave rectifier circuit (60 Hz) with a capacitor filter is used.
(a) What is the size of the filter capacitor C?
(b) What is the PIV rating for the diode?
(c) What is the rms value of the transformer voltage needed for the rectifier?
(d) What is the value of the peak repetitive diode current in the diode?
(e) What is the surge current at t = 0+?
8. Full-Wave Rectifier Circuit (20 points):
Simulate the behavior of the shown full-wave
rectifier circuit for R = 3 and C = 22 mF.
Assume that the rms value of vs is 10.0 V and
the frequency is 400 Hz. Use IS = 10-10 A, RS =
0 in your SPICE simulation. Compare the
simulated values for dc output voltage, ripple
voltage, and peak diode current to hand calculations. Repeat the simulation with RS =
0.25.