Current through the Zener diode in a voltage regulator circuit
This type of question, asked 4 times: 2021 Paper 11, 2021 Paper 26, 30 Jan 2024, 2 Apr 2025. All 4 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2021 Paper 11
12A zener diode is used in a circuit as shown. Find the current 'I' passing through the zener diode.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
2021 Paper 26
26The zener diode has a . The current passing through the diode for the following circuit is mA.Question 3
30 Jan 2024
14A Zener diode of breakdown voltage is used as a voltage regulator as shown in the figure. The current through the Zener diode isTap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
2 Apr 2025
11A Zener diode with 5 V Zener voltage is used to regulate an unregulated dc voltage input of 25 V . For a resistor connected in series, the zener current is found to be 4 times load current. The load current and load resistance are :Tap an option to check your answer.