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EEE2045F Tutorial 2

This document contains instructions for a tutorial relating to electronic devices chapters on rectifiers, limiters, and voltage regulators. Students are asked to answer questions about circuit diagrams, calculate voltages, draw waveforms, and modify circuits. Calculations include peak and PIV voltages for rectifiers, maximum and minimum voltages for limiter inputs and outputs, and component values for a zener regulator circuit. Diagrams and formulas are to be used where applicable to fully explain the answers.

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EEE2045F Tutorial 2

This document contains instructions for a tutorial relating to electronic devices chapters on rectifiers, limiters, and voltage regulators. Students are asked to answer questions about circuit diagrams, calculate voltages, draw waveforms, and modify circuits. Calculations include peak and PIV voltages for rectifiers, maximum and minimum voltages for limiter inputs and outputs, and component values for a zener regulator circuit. Diagrams and formulas are to be used where applicable to fully explain the answers.

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EEE2045F: Tutorial 2

Jarryd Son

Instructions: This tutorial relates closely to Chapter 2 and 3 of Electronic Devices by


Thomas Floyd. Please answer the following questions in detail. Use diagrams and
mathematical formulae to elaborate your answers wherever applicable. These tutorials are
to help you consolidate the material covered in lectures.

1 Rectifiers
1. For the Center-tapped full-wave rectifier in Figure 1. The input is a sinusoidal wave with an amplitude
of 5 V.

Figure 1: Center-tapped full-wave rectifier

(a) Calculate the peak output voltage for the rectifier circuit in Figure 1.
(b) Calculate the PIV for the diodes in the rectifier.

2. On the same set of axes, draw the following waveforms for the bridge rectifier in Figure 2:
• Vout
• Vsec
• VD1
Clearly indicate the maximum and minimum voltages for each waveform.

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Figure 2: A bridge rectifier

2 Limiters
1. Given the circuit in Figure 3, answer the following questions:

Figure 3: A limiter circuit

(a) On the same set of axes, draw the input and output voltages for the limiter circuit shown in Figure
3, where the input is a 10 V amplitude sinusoidal waveform. Clearly indicate the maximum and
minimum voltages of the output.
(b) Suppose the input voltage now has an amplitude of 4 V . How would this affect the maximum and
minimum input voltage?
(c) How could you modify the circuit to limit the output between +2 V and −2 V ?

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3 Voltage Regulators
1. For the zener regulating circuit shown in Figure 4. You are given the following VZ = 6.8 V, IZ =
5 mA, IZK = 0.2 mA, IZM = 100 mA, ZZ = 5 Ω The input voltage,Vin , has a nominal value of 10V but
can fluctuate ±1V

Figure 4: Zener regulator

(a) Calculate the maximum and minimum output voltages. Use the practical Zener diode model.
(b) Is R1 = 500 Ω sufficient for the regulator to operate under no-load conditions? Explain your answer.
(c) Calculate the minimum value for RL such that the Zener still operates in the breakdown region.

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