Circuit Diagram Of Zener Diode As Voltage Regulator. Current through the diode increases when the voltage across the diode tends to increase which results in the voltage drop across the resistor. A zener diode or breakdown diode.
The value of the series resistor is written as rs vl vz il. Let s take a zener diode of 6 8v then the output voltage v out v z v be 6 8v 0 7 6 1v. The series resistance rs is connected to limit the total current drawn from the unregulated dc supply.
Figure 4 a a zener diode voltage regulator circuit diagram.
Zener diode voltage regulator circuit. A typical zener diode for general electronic circuits is the 500mw bzx55 series or the larger. A voltage regulator uses the circuit shown in the following diagram the zener diode has the following specifications. We know zener diode is a two terminal active device and specially known for zener breakdown operation.