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Exercise 4.4

a) Plot the 
vs.
characteristics for the nonlinear network shown in Figure 4.3.
Assume the diode is ideal.
iA
+
1 kΩ
vA 1 kΩ 1V

NLD

Figure 4.3:

b) The nonlinear network from part (a) is connected as shown in Figure 4.4. Draw the
load line on your a( characteristic from part (a), and find   .

1 kΩ iT
+
+
3.5 V - NLD vT
-

Figure 4.4:

Solution:

i A ( mA )
2 1
slope = ---------
500
oper.
lo
ad

1 point
lin

1
e

slope = – ------------
1000
v A ( volts )
0.5 1 2 3 4
1 3.5V
slope = ------------
1000

Figure 4.5: