Question

what is zener diode and mention its applications

Answer 1

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Zᴇɴᴇʀ Dɪᴏᴅᴇ☞ A ꜱɪʟɪᴄᴏɴ ꜱᴇᴍɪᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴅᴇᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇʀᴍɪᴛꜱ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ғʟᴏᴡ ɪɴ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴏʀ ʀᴇᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. 

❋ Aᴘᴘʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏғ Zᴇɴᴇʀ Dɪᴏᴅᴇ ᴀʀᴇ:-

[1] Iᴛ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛꜱ.

[2] Iᴛ ɪꜱ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴠᴏʟᴛᴀɢᴇ ʀᴇғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇꜱ.

[3] Iɴ DC ᴄɪʀᴄᴜɪᴛ, Iᴛ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴠᴏʟᴛᴀɢᴇ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛᴏʀ.

[4] Iᴛ ɪꜱ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴍɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴏғ Oᴜᴛᴘᴜᴛ ᴠᴏʟᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ Zᴇɴᴇʀ ᴠᴏʟᴛᴀɢᴇ.

Answer 2

Answer:

Applications:

* Voltage regulators

* Peak clippers

* Calibrating voltages.