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What are the types of breakdown region in diode?
zener breakdown and avalanche breakdown.
What will a Zener diode do at breakdown voltage?
A Zener Diode will continue to show its breakdown characteristics until it gets fried...for example a 5 volt zener will get fried at a breakdown voltage of about 6 volts..this happens because of the large amount of current flowing through the small diode which unfortunately the diode cannot handle.
What indicate 1 in 1N4007 diode?
general purpose diode with 1000V reverse breakdown.
Zener diode works in what condition?
breakdown condition
Operation of zener diode?
A: A zener is a diode that when connected in the reverse mode current direction it will breakdown to a predetermined voltage any further increasing voltage the breakdown will remain practically the same.
What is the forward breakdown voltage for in4007 diode?
there is no forward breakdown voltage for any diode
What is breakdown voltage of diode?
The critical value of the voltage, at which the breakdown of a P-N junction diode occurs is called the breakdown voltage.The breakdown voltage depends on the width of the depletion region, which, in turn, depends on the doping level. The junction offers almost zero resistance at the breakdown point.
What are the types of breakdown region in diode?
zener breakdown and avalanche breakdown.
Does diode spoil during breakdown?
no
What are specifications of pn junction diode?
This can vary significantly from diode to diode (especially the reverse recovery time and peak reverse breakdown voltage), so always consult the datasheet.
Why breakdown occurs in diode?
Normally too higher voltage burns the diode.
What is the breakdown voltage of 1N4007 diode?
The reverse breakdown voltage of the 1N4007 diode is 1000 volts.
What will a Zener diode do at breakdown voltage?
A Zener Diode will continue to show its breakdown characteristics until it gets fried...for example a 5 volt zener will get fried at a breakdown voltage of about 6 volts..this happens because of the large amount of current flowing through the small diode which unfortunately the diode cannot handle.
What indicate 1 in 1N4007 diode?
general purpose diode with 1000V reverse breakdown.
Does the material of the diode depends on break down voltage?
A Germanium diode has a much lower breakdown voltage than a silicone diode.
Zener diode works in what condition?
breakdown condition
What does it means when we say-diode is specially designed to operate under reverse bias in breakdown region?
You are talking about a special type of diode called a zener diode which is designed, using special junction doping, to allow controllable reverse bias operation at a reduced breakdown voltage with a much sharper knee point curve than its normal forward breakdown curve. This allows the diode to be used as a voltage regulator. Normally, a diode's reverse breakdown curve is such that, at reverse breakdown, it avalanches and, without current limits in place, will self destruct. The zener diode, on the other hand, will operate in reverse much the same as it does in forward, just at a different voltage, and with a much sharper current to voltage curve, making it highly suitable as a voltage regulator.
