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| − | #The reverse biased diode acts like a constant ____________. | + | #The reverse biased diode acts like a constant ____________. (10 pnts) |
| − | #The forward biased diode has a very __________ resistance. A reverse biased diode has a very ____________ resistance. | + | #The forward biased diode has a very __________ resistance. A reverse biased diode has a very ____________ resistance.(10 pnts) |
| − | #The approximate DC forward resistance for diode #___________ is _________ when the forward current is _______________. | + | #The approximate DC forward resistance for diode #___________ is _________ when the forward current is _______________.(10 pnts) |
| − | #The approximate DC reverse resistance for diode #___________ is _________ when the forward current is _______________. | + | #The approximate DC reverse resistance for diode #___________ is _________ when the forward current is _______________.(10 pnts) |
| − | #The silicon diode #___________ has an approximate turn on voltage of ___________. | + | #The silicon diode #___________ has an approximate turn on voltage of ___________.(10 pnts) |
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Revision as of 03:46, 27 October 2010
Lab 8 The Diode Objective: Measure the current-voltage curve of a silicon diode.
Reverse current
- Construct the circuit below using a DC power supply, a diode.
- attach an Oscilloscope set to 1M input impedence as shown in the circuit diagram. The oscilloscope will serve as a Resistor to measure the voltage across the diode and calculate the current.
- Measure the diode reverse current as a function of the DC supply voltage.
Forward Current
- now swap the diode dirction and repeat the measurement in the previous section.
Graph
- make the same measurements in parts 1 and 2 above for a germanium diode.
- Plot the diode current (on the ordinate) versus the diode voltage (on the abscissa)for both diodes on the same graph. (50 pnts)
Questions
- The reverse biased diode acts like a constant ____________. (10 pnts)
- The forward biased diode has a very __________ resistance. A reverse biased diode has a very ____________ resistance.(10 pnts)
- The approximate DC forward resistance for diode #___________ is _________ when the forward current is _______________.(10 pnts)
- The approximate DC reverse resistance for diode #___________ is _________ when the forward current is _______________.(10 pnts)
- The silicon diode #___________ has an approximate turn on voltage of ___________.(10 pnts)