California State University, Northridge Mechanical Engineering Department Mechatronics Laboratory (ME435L) Names 1: Brian Aliasghar 2: Prathamesh Shinde

Experiment #2 Diode Characteristics Equipment: 1. 2120B Dual Trace oscilloscope 2. x1/x10 oscilloscope probe 3. Breadboard 4. BK Power Supply 5. BK function generator 6. Multi-meter Components: 1- 1.0k 2- 1N4005 RECT DIODE 1AMP/600PIV 3- LED Imax = 20mA, Forward voltage = 3Volt 4- 1N4729 3.6V, 1 WATT ZENER DIODE. See appendix 1 for power/voltage ratio. Procedure: 1. Place multi-meter in diode mode, measure and record forward and backward voltage drop across diode. See appendix 2 for measuring continuity. Forward: 1.788 volt Backward: 0 volt Date: 02.04.2014

2. The circuit below shows a power supply, LED, and resistor.

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Rd

Figure 1: Photodiode circuit. The photodiode has the following characteristics: 1

Photo Diode: max current = 20mA, forward voltage drop = 3volts What resistor is necessary to limit the current to 20 mA? (Show Calculation) Rd:150 Obtain Rd (if you dont have the calculated resistor value, use the next higher available size), complete circuit, and verify proper operation of LED. 3. The circuit below shows a variable voltage power supply (10 volt p-p sine wave taken from function generator), a rectifying diode, and a resistor. The diode has the following characteristics: Diode: Vbr = 600 volts, Imax = 1 A, Vd = 0.6 volts.
Rd 10 VAC p-p

Figure 2: Diode circuit with sine wave input. Using 10 volts as the peak-to-peak voltage from the power supply, what resistor must be used to limit the current in the diode to 1 A? (Show Calculation)

Rd : 5 Obtain 1k ohm, complete the above circuit, and apply 10 volt peak-to-peak sine wave from function generator. Use oscilloscope to view function generator wave, and voltage across diode. Sketch both waves below.

1 amp

Function generator Wave:

Diode Wave:

What is the reason for the difference between waveforms? The rectifying diode conducts in one direction only, limiting the voltage on the negative side. 4. The circuit below shows a variable voltage power supply (10 volt peak-to-peak sine wave taken from function generator), a Zener diode, and a resistor. The Zener diode has the following characteristics: Zener Diode: Vz= 3.6 volts, Pz = 1 watt, Vforward = 0.6 volts.

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10VAC p-p

Figure 3: Zener diode circuit. Using 10 volts as the peak-to-peak voltage from the power supply, what resistor must be used to limit the power in the Zener diode to 1 watt? (Show Calculation)

Rd: 12.96 Obtain 1k ohm resistor, complete circuit, and apply 10 volt p-p sine wave from function generator. Use oscilloscope to view function generator wave, and voltage across Zener diode. Sketch both waves below. Function generator Wave:

3.6 Vz 1 watt

Diode Wave:

What is the reason for the difference between waveforms? The zener diode conducts in two directions, limiting both the positive and negative sides. Appendix: 1.

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Figure 4: Diode Mode testing