Voltage clamping circuit with high power zener diode?
Apr 26, 2025 · No. A zener diode alone will not work. If the voltage exceeds the zener voltage, the zener diode will die a quick death followed by the gauge. You need to put a resistor ahead of …
zener diode current limitations in operation - All About Circuits
Oct 30, 2024 · Hello, Genarally we use zener diode in reverved biased operation. We need to make sure the current is within the spec in order to get In my simulation ,The 1N750 get …
is Zener diode-based voltage divider a good solution for gate …
Dec 22, 2024 · Hello, I have used a Zener diode-based voltage divider to create a negative bias for a gate driver supply but I noticed that the series resistor is getting...
LTSpice zener diode 3V model - All About Circuits
May 26, 2024 · If you don't want to edit the standard.dio file you can get a reasonable 3V zener model thus :- Place a diode symbol on your schematic. Click 'Pick new diode'. Click on an …
Zener diode maximum reverse current | All About Circuits
Your 1N4733A zener diode is 5.1V (plus or minus 5%) only when its current is the "test " current of 49mA and the zener diode is cooled somehow to 25 degrees C. Less current reduces its …
voltage drop in zener diode - All About Circuits
Sep 4, 2014 · Zener diodes must be protected by an external resistor in all cases or the user risks a blown zener diode. I disagree with Wayneh to a small degree, the zener voltage varies with …
Identifying small, glass diodes? | All About Circuits
Jun 24, 2024 · Looking for advice on how to correctly identify those tiny, glass, red/black diodes. Like these: I have a couple small projects where I need a zener, I have several suspects but …
How to protect the gate of a MOSFET ? | All About Circuits
Nov 26, 2024 · So far I have used zener diodes to protect the MOSFET gate and it worked, but they need a high value resistor to protect the zener. I want to switch to TVS clamp diodes, …
Zener diodes in parallel - All About Circuits
Feb 5, 2024 · A zener diode voltage regulator is the very least efficient scheme possible, in addition to being a poor regulator . A 12 volt zener can work quite well as the reference source …
simulate a noise source LTspice - All About Circuits
Dec 28, 2024 · Trying too different circuits producing noise, I get 0 Volts output running the circuits in LTspice. One circuit obtains noise from a Zener diode, and the other one from the …