Question

after crossing the cut in voltage, the diode current is increased ____________.
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Answer 1

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Ideally, diodes will block any and all current flowing the reverse direction, or just act like a short-circuit if current flow is forward. Unfortunately, actual diode behavior isn’t quite ideal. Diodes do consume some amount of power when conducting forward current, and they won’t block out all reverse current. Real-world diodes are a bit more complicated, and they all have unique characteristics which define how they actually operate.